Under P & P ... - The Mystery

[StillHope]

From this forum I learned that

if the space under post & peer is a simple land

- no chemical anti-termites treatment is required.

But if you have a concrete under P&P then

the same area needs to be treated .

Unless concrete somehow attracts termites,it doesn't make any sense.

Or does it?

[StillHope]

Any comments?

Having the concrete under the house might seem like unnecessary thing,but the house is very small and the storage space is a must.

I don't like the idea of poring poison under the house with plants around,though it is allegedly "safe".

[StillHope]

No answers..
But recently I've read Big Island's post abut the roads and realised that this is the answer :

That's the moment I gave up even trying to understand the reasoning and excepted the facts,
"its not what you know"
its
"Who you Know!"

[Rob Tucker]

It is my understanding that all wood frame structures require treating the ground for termites. Post and Pier or slab. For the real facts though you should contact the Building Department (961-8331) and report back here what they tell you.

I do know that my Castleblock clients have not been required to chemically treat their ground... but we don't build with wood.

[StillHope]

Thank you,Rob!
Somehow I was pretty sure that someone knowledgeable on the forum mentioned that fact I used in my question.
I guess I was wrong.

As far as the Castleblock materials are concerned,I deeply regret that I learned about them too late.
I still don't understand why people who build not a cabin would even consider a wood,since the price difference is not that much..

[lquade]

stillhope, i just completed a simple post and pier foundation, was signed off by building inspector, i called before hand and no spraying was necessary... must be up to each inspector.. was in hawaiian acres....

[robguz]

I did post on poured footings and no termite treatment was ever mentioned, nor did anyone else I know have to treat for p&p in the past few years.

[StillHope]

Thank you,Lquade and Robguz!
That's what I was talking about.
When I posted a question about the concrete under P&P,
,I was told that the ground under that concrete needs to be treated.
Or it depends on the inspector?

[Bob Orts]

Just to clarify, are you saying that you will have a full monolithic slab poured (as in building a building on a slab) but on top of the slab, wood post will be used to support the house and framing? In other words, the ground under the building will be a solid monolithic concrete slab and not just individual footings for each post.

[StillHope]

Yes,Bob.
I don't know the exact details,but I'd like to have a concrete floor under the "lifted" P&P,not a patches.If it's called "slab",so be it[]