| We started to dig the hole for the undergrade portion of the house in early
May. |
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The excavator arrives |
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The hill before the digging starts |
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The digging in progress |
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The hole |
| A few rocks were removed during excavation |
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After the concrete was poured and the floor trusses were installed, the backfilling
could start. The yellow is mineral wool drainboard that we are using as a combination
of drainage and insulation (4"=R17.2) |
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After a few hours of work with an excavator, we can finally walk onto the second
floor without ladders. |
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We also had a retaining wall created with the rocks uncovered during the excavation. |
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At the same time as the backfilling, we had the excavator dig a trench to the
well (just over 500') |
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The plumber laid the pipe and wire for the pump |
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And refilled the trench all in a few hours. |
