When construction began next door, my biggest worry was noise and disruption. Instead, it’s having to keep repeating “this isn’t your house, this isn’t your issue” as the builders cut corner after corner. After discovering “soft soils” they ran a vibratory compactor back and forth a few times in some of the already-dug foundation trenches, the. proceeded to pump the concrete for the footings. As a geologist who minored in geotechnical engineering, I’m horrified, but… this isn’t my house…