More Digging Photos!

The first week is over and the excavators got a lot done. The foundation drain is completed, and the hole for the house is almost finished. Jess says that they should be done by Monday or Tuesday and then it's time for the concrete. We're putting radiant floor heating in the whole house, including the basement and garage. This means that when the concrete is poured the tubing for the heating will already be in place. We went out to the site last night. Doesn't look like much more than a big hole with big piles of dirt all around it, but that's okay. To us it looks great! Miranda has informed us that she would like us to paint the house pink, I told her we would settle and paint her room pink. Levi is enjoying all of the outside time he's getting while Jess works clearing trees. It's really doggie paradise there, and he has been coming home tired every night.

DIGGING!!!!!!!!

Beep, beep, beep. The sound of heavy equipment at work sang through the air this morning. Finally! The load limits were lifted on Monday, and today the excavator was fired up and dirt started to move! As of 11am this morning the driveway had already been dug and graveled.

Yesterday Jess got a call from the concrete guy we hired saying that he was three weeks out from starting our project. We've waited a year and a half already and didn't feel like that was acceptable, so Jess scrambled for another concrete contractor. A lot of phone calls were made, and by the afternoon he had one lined up. So the first of many bumps in the road was dealt with, and we're still on track.

Today Levi and Jess left early to head over to the jobsite. There is a lot of hard work ahead of us, but we're ready for it!

The Start

Well we finally are getting going. We have our waste water permit, our building permit, and an actual piece of machinery on site. This photo was taken on March 23rd, 2007. The only thing holding us back for now is the load limits on the road, which are a rite of Spring here in VT and should be lifted as soon as it dries out a bit. Jess has been working hard getting everything in place to start the process. This has been a long time coming, and we are all pretty excited.

Ready, set, go!