10-19-2013, 11:32 AM
There are many opinions on this, and many who are passionate about one or the other...we rented by the ocean in HPP on a short P&P (~3' up) & bought in Keaau town on slab... so far our slab has not had any of the horribles that we were warned of... but neither did the P&P (we were in the slab house during the earthquake of '06 & the '06 40 day rain with the torrential rain (+20" in a day)...the P&P was in perfect lower HPP weather plus the drought during winter '05....
Ventilation for both I think is a must, have plenty of covered outdoor space (helps to have that space on more than one side of the house)
Light... keep it as light & bright... heavy dark color seem to have more problems
Easy to maintain... really helps to have surfaces that are easy to maintain (plumbing & such should have easy access planned out)
Easy to enter - if you do have either, make sure your structure is easy for you & others to get in & around
Think practical...how high do you really want outside windows & gutters & such (back to maintenance)
If you go for the argument that P&P can move in the event of earthquake, then you must forego the option of storing anything underneath the structure, as that could (and has in '06) get destroyed in an earthquake...
Ventilation for both I think is a must, have plenty of covered outdoor space (helps to have that space on more than one side of the house)
Light... keep it as light & bright... heavy dark color seem to have more problems
Easy to maintain... really helps to have surfaces that are easy to maintain (plumbing & such should have easy access planned out)
Easy to enter - if you do have either, make sure your structure is easy for you & others to get in & around
Think practical...how high do you really want outside windows & gutters & such (back to maintenance)
If you go for the argument that P&P can move in the event of earthquake, then you must forego the option of storing anything underneath the structure, as that could (and has in '06) get destroyed in an earthquake...