Finally!

Yesterday, Pat,Steve and Jeff were on site to mark and dig the footings. The weather was perfect and we only had one major snag to deal with. We had a huge bolder, that you will meet later, sitting in the middle of our kitchen. Now a rock in a kitchen is not a good idea and since we couldn't move it we shifted the house to avoid it. Take a look at what was accomplished.

Pat checks the plans while Mary makes sure he is looking at the right page.

Staking the corners. Once this was done, string was run from corner to corner and then the ground was spray painted so Steve would know where to dig.

Can you see the string?

As Steve dug, Pat checked the depth with his transit.

I'm sure by the time the house is up, these plans will be well worn and covered in mud.

Just a few of many boulders Steve was able to remove from our site and save us hiring a rock buster. We will use these boulders to stabilize the hill once the house is up.

Day 1 and we are so happy to have started. Today the Durisol Blocks arrive and Monday we put in the footings. Drop by anytime and take a look.