10-08-2009, 10:50 AM
stillhope i cant imagine a owner-builder doing this. (now all the contractors will jump on me!) but i dont think it would even occur to someone building their dream house to do such a thing. common sense tells you this is a no-no. but these contractors come in during the boom times, do as fast and cheap as they can to make a buck and many leave. they have been bailing off the island these last few months for sure. i watched 2 homes behind me in mt. view, same thing. first they fill up all the surrounding lots with their garbage, then they bury what is left. down the road some poor person is gonna be in for a very unpleasant surprise...if you build, just be there to supervise the entire grading process. and then build on piers... at least then the house can be jacked up and problems resolved. i would never ever build on a slab in hawaii personally....