03-21-2021, 11:24 PM
Aloha one and all!
There has been a intense increase in real estate transactions since last postings on land clearing, so I felt the need that we all have updated information.
I Am interested in MINIMAL IMPACT on the land and only want a private drive and 100' x 100' cleared for house pad and garden on 3 acre plot in Hawaiian Acres.
Also there is alternative technology that simply mulches whole trees and such without disturbing the topsoil called gyrotrac. https://gyrotrac.com/ At least ONE contractor on Big Island has this machine. It is very FAST in getting the job done and it better at leaving biodiversity intact. If anyone has had their land cleared with this equipment I Am very interested in hearing you experiences. Specifically how does one build upon land once it has been mulched in this way? Is it a matter of moving mulch out of the way for house pad and driveway, then laying down some sort of base materials?
Also in my research on the matter over the past year I have received differing opinions on exactly what needs to be done for driveway and house pad.
For the most part it seems contractors with D8, D9 etc. say property must be ripped down to lava base, base excavated crushed and leveled, contractors without D8, D9 etc. say this is not so.
I have never had anything like this done and it is an education in progress for me learning all the terms and technologies involved, s well as the ramifications of the impact upon nature, some of which seem irrecoverable. So it is best to trad lightly!
I Am simply interested in minimal impact upon the land with a house pad and driveway that do not puddle up or are not otherwise problematic to build upon.
Any and all suggestions are appreciated!
Kulia I Ka Nu' U!
God bless and be well!
There has been a intense increase in real estate transactions since last postings on land clearing, so I felt the need that we all have updated information.
I Am interested in MINIMAL IMPACT on the land and only want a private drive and 100' x 100' cleared for house pad and garden on 3 acre plot in Hawaiian Acres.
Also there is alternative technology that simply mulches whole trees and such without disturbing the topsoil called gyrotrac. https://gyrotrac.com/ At least ONE contractor on Big Island has this machine. It is very FAST in getting the job done and it better at leaving biodiversity intact. If anyone has had their land cleared with this equipment I Am very interested in hearing you experiences. Specifically how does one build upon land once it has been mulched in this way? Is it a matter of moving mulch out of the way for house pad and driveway, then laying down some sort of base materials?
Also in my research on the matter over the past year I have received differing opinions on exactly what needs to be done for driveway and house pad.
For the most part it seems contractors with D8, D9 etc. say property must be ripped down to lava base, base excavated crushed and leveled, contractors without D8, D9 etc. say this is not so.
I have never had anything like this done and it is an education in progress for me learning all the terms and technologies involved, s well as the ramifications of the impact upon nature, some of which seem irrecoverable. So it is best to trad lightly!
I Am simply interested in minimal impact upon the land with a house pad and driveway that do not puddle up or are not otherwise problematic to build upon.
Any and all suggestions are appreciated!
Kulia I Ka Nu' U!
God bless and be well!