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Cayman Island Home Building

Import Duty Savings Extended Until 2025

The Cayman Islands have extended the Import Duty Moratorium for building materials on Little Cayman and Cayman Brac until 2025 – and continue the 15% duty savings on Grand Cayman.

Import duty significantly impacts the cost of home building. These changes mean that building materials will come in with no import duty on the Sister Islands and reduced rates on Grand Cayman -- where previously the import duty was between 17% and 22%. This is a great opportunity to save on your new home costs and to have that extra value built into your new home once the import duty is reintroduced.

    
low-maintenance hurricane-proof house in the Cayman Island

This low-maintenance hurricane-resistant house is elevated on short piers (or pilings) and is one of many Topsider house plan ideas for building in the Cayman Islands. Click HERE to see more photos. Click HERE to watch the video.

Map of the Cayman Islands
New home building materials shipped to Little Cayman and Cayman Brac are Import Duty Free until 2025 – and only 15% on Grand Cayman. If you intend to build there, Topsider Homes makes it easy to get started. And with unparalleled services like in-house design, engineering, builder recruitment, permitting and logistical planning, we help make sure your building project goes smoothly.

There are many steps to new home building in the Cayman Islands, beginning with selecting a design concept and then followed by preparing construction drawings and engineering, recruiting builder candidates and receiving their bids, government approvals and permits – and of course, manufacturing the home components by Topsider and shipping. None of these steps happen overnight, so we encourage clients to get started with the preliminaries as soon as possible.

Topsider Homes has been building in the Caribbean Islands for over 55 years. With our unique post & beam, panelized building system, we make it easy to build in the Cayman Islands. As experts in island home construction, our homes and beach houses are designed to be low-maintenance, hurricane-resistant and quickly and efficiently built by local contractors. This ensures a higher level of quality and cost control than with typical local "stick built" house construction methods.

Each Topsider Home comes with a comprehensive services package, including design, engineering, builder recruitment, technical assistance for permitting and approvals, logistical and project planning and coordination. We make it easy to build in remote areas, and have been doing so throughout the Caribbean for more than 50 years.

To get started building your Cayman Islands dream home, follow this link to select a house plan concept and get to a no-obligation Free Cost Estimate - or simply click on one of the design collections featured below.

Home Houseplans Ideal for the Cayman Islands

Popular Elevated House Plans for the Cayman Islands

PGE-0205 (3 Bedrooms,
2 Baths, 1,525  sq. ft.)

Living, Kitchen, Laundry, Foyer, Deck
Elevated Hurricane-Proof Homes Building in the Cayman Islands (Piling foundation) Floor Plan (1525 Sq. Ft. with 3 Bedrooms and 2 Bathrooms, including Living, Kitchen, Laundry, Foyer, Deck). Tropical home builders in the Cayman Islands. Click to VIEW Floor Plan PGE-0205

PGT-2103 (4 Bedrooms,
3 Baths, 2,060  sq. ft.)

Living, Dining, Kitchen, Laundry
Elevated Hurricane-Proof Homes Building in the Cayman Islands (Two-Story Piling foundation) Floor Plan (2060 Sq. Ft. with 4 Bedrooms and 3 Bathrooms, including Living, Dining, Kitchen, Laundry). Tropical home builders in the Cayman Islands. Click to VIEW Floor Plan PGT-2103

PG-0303 (2 Bedrooms,
2 Baths, 800  sq. ft.)

Living, Dining, Kitchen, Laundry
Elevated Hurricane-Proof Homes Building in the Cayman Islands (Piling foundation) Floor Plan (800 Sq. Ft. with 2 Bedrooms and 2 Bathrooms, including Living, Dining, Kitchen, Laundry). Tropical home builders in the Cayman Islands. Click to VIEW Floor Plan PG-0303

PD-0428 (3 Bedrooms,
2 Baths, 1,250  sq. ft.)

Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen
Elevated Hurricane-Proof Homes Building in the Cayman Islands (Pedestal foundation) Floor Plan (1250 Sq. Ft. with 3 Bedrooms and 2 Bathrooms, including Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen). Tropical home builders in the Cayman Islands. Click to VIEW Floor Plan PD-0428

PG-2108 (2 Bedrooms,
2 Baths, 1,095  sq. ft.)

Living, Dining, Kitchen, Laundry
Elevated Hurricane-Proof Homes Building in the Cayman Islands (Piling foundation) Floor Plan (1095 Sq. Ft. with 2 Bedrooms and 2 Bathrooms, including Living, Dining, Kitchen, Laundry). Tropical home builders in the Cayman Islands. Click to VIEW Floor Plan PG-2108

PGT-0304 (4 Bedrooms,
2 1/2 Baths, 1,600  sq. ft.)

Living, Dining, Kitchen, Family, Laundry
Elevated Hurricane-Proof Homes Building in the Cayman Islands (Two-Story Piling foundation) Floor Plan (1600 Sq. Ft. with 4 Bedrooms and 2.5 Bathrooms, including Living, Dining, Kitchen, Family, Laundry). Tropical home builders in the Cayman Islands. Click to VIEW Floor Plan PGT-0304

PG-0308 (4 Bedrooms,
3 Baths, 1,980  sq. ft.)

Living, Dining, Kitchen, Foyer, Laundry
Elevated Hurricane-Proof Homes Building in the Cayman Islands (Piling foundation) Floor Plan (1980 Sq. Ft. with 4 Bedrooms and 3 Bathrooms, including Living, Dining, Kitchen, Foyer, Laundry). Tropical home builders in the Cayman Islands. Click to VIEW Floor Plan PG-0308

PGT-2105 (3 Bedrooms,
2 1/2 Baths, 1,600  sq. ft.)

Living, Dining, Kitchen, Laundry, Covered Porch
Elevated Hurricane-Proof Homes Building in the Cayman Islands (Two-Story Piling foundation) Floor Plan (1600 Sq. Ft. with 3 Bedrooms and 2.5 Bathrooms, including Living, Dining, Kitchen, Laundry, Covered Porch). Tropical home builders in the Cayman Islands. Click to VIEW Floor Plan PGT-2105

PD-0221 (1 Bedroom,
1 Bath, 700  sq. ft.)

Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen
Elevated Hurricane-Proof Homes Building in the Cayman Islands (Pedestal foundation) Floor Plan (700 Sq. Ft. with 1 Bedrooms and 1 Bathrooms, including Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen). Tropical home builders in the Cayman Islands. Click to VIEW Floor Plan PD-0221

PGTE-0101 (3 Bedrooms,
2 1/2 Baths, 1,820  sq. ft.)

Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Loft, Laundry
Elevated Hurricane-Proof Homes Building in the Cayman Islands (Two-Story Piling foundation) Floor Plan (1820 Sq. Ft. with 3 Bedrooms and 2.5 Bathrooms, including Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Loft, Laundry). Tropical home builders in the Cayman Islands. Click to VIEW Floor Plan PGTE-0101

PG-2104 (2 Bedrooms,
2 Baths, 1,250  sq. ft.)

Living, Dining, Kitchen, Laundry
Elevated Hurricane-Proof Homes Building in the Cayman Islands (Piling foundation) Floor Plan (1250 Sq. Ft. with 2 Bedrooms and 2 Bathrooms, including Living, Dining, Kitchen, Laundry). Tropical home builders in the Cayman Islands. Click to VIEW Floor Plan PG-2104

PGE-0308 (3 Bedrooms,
2 Baths, 1,360  sq. ft.)

Living, Dining, Kitchen, Laundry
Elevated Hurricane-Proof Homes Building in the Cayman Islands (Piling foundation) Floor Plan (1360 Sq. Ft. with 3 Bedrooms and 2 Bathrooms, including Living, Dining, Kitchen, Laundry). Tropical home builders in the Cayman Islands. Click to VIEW Floor Plan PGE-0308
   
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