Steps and Procedures:

How to purchase and build a Bamboo Home.

1.) Contact Bamboo Works to set up an appointment with a sales rep. In order for the sales rep to be the most helpful to you, be prepared to discuss why you are interested in a bamboo house, where you want to build one, and what you plan on using it for i.e. vacation rental, primary dwelling, guest cottage. Make a list of questions that you would like answered.

2.) Tour a bamboo home in your area. We have model bamboo homes that you can tour in Maui, Hawaii. The manufacture will reimburse you for your round trip airfare (up to $400) to visit one of the model homes if you purchase a home. You will most likely tour the home with your sales rep or one of our affiliate representatives . Bring your camera, questions, and ideas of what you would do with the home on your property.

3.) Meet with a sales rep and decide what you want. There are many options available on each home, such as an extended porch and deck, and bamboo cabinets. It is important to go over these options carefully for your order. This is also the time to get clear about what you, the owner/builder, are responsible for and how much it will cost you, such as the platform, roofing material, electrical, plumbing, labor, and permits.

4.) Sign a contract and provide a 50% deposit. The contract will state clearly what you are purchasing, the costs, and the estimated time of arrival of your house. You provide the manufacturer with a check for 50% of the total cost of the house.

5.) The house will begin being built in Vietnam. Once we receive the deposit we begin building the house at the factory in Vietnam. The timeline for construction depends on the number of orders, the season of the year, and the supply of bamboo poles at the factory. After the house is built it is then disassembled and put into a container and shipped by boat to the desired location. Shipping usually takes one month. In general, you can expect to have your house delivered to your location with in 3 months of your order.

6.) Get the drawings from us and get a building permit. Every house or building must have a building permit from the local jurisdiction. We will assist you in this process. Your first step is to obtain the building blueprints from us to be signed by an architect and an engineer. You must then take these to your local building permit office. There is a fee for the prints and for the review by the architect and engineer. You will need to provide building site and local building code information. There is a fee for a building permit. The fee and the amount of time required to obtain a building permit varies with each jurisdiction.

7.) Build the platform with electrical and plumbing access. You can hire someone to do this or do it yourself. You will need permits for the plumbing and electrical, including a sewage system. We can provide the necessary blueprints for the platform as well as a material list with estimated costs.

8.) The house is delivered to the port near you.

9.) Pay the remaining balance on the house. When the house is delivered to your port you are responsible for paying the remaining 50% of the cost of the house.

10.) Transport the house from the port to the construction site. You are responsible for transporting the container to your house or unloading the house in the container onto a truck (rental truck) and transporting it to your property. (4 strong men can do this easily in one to two trips depending on the size of your truck.)

11.) Assemble the house using your construction crew or ours. This will take about 2 to 3 days. If you use your own crew, it would be best to have one of our consultants give you some valuable guidance.

12.) Put on the roofing material, install doors and windows, electrical, plumbing, insulation, seal up joints, install flooring, appliances and furniture. It is important to get the roofing material on quickly so that the bamboo does not get wet. Then put the doors and window in. Electrical and plumbing is next. Then seal up the cracks and joints with insulation and caulk to make your house is airtight and bug proof. The finished flooring is close to the last thing that you put down. A bamboo floor will add tremendously to the luxuriousness of the décor.

13.) Get inspections for plumbing and electrical as soon as you complete them.

14.) Have the house inspected for final compliance. We want to make sure every home is built to perfection and every customer is completely satisfied.

15.) Move in. Yippee!!!

Frequently Asked Questions  

Showroom:
4-1388 Kuhio Highway #C-109
Kapaa, Hawaii 96746

Phone: (808) 821-8688
Fax: (808) 822-3555

info@bambooworks.com

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Revised: April 04, 2009 .