Day 1 - First Dig Pictures

So at last, we finally have begun the construction of our house. On May 29, 2013, the first layer of sod was broken and by the end of the day there was a partial hole in the back corner of the house. It took a while to get started because of an issue with the house to the right of our house. Apparently, the house was built on ground 4 feet higher than it should have been and they had to figure out the best way to grade our lot to make sure drainage would not be a problem. This cost us a couple of hours and the first dig didn't start until about 4:00 PM.  Here are some pictures from the day.

Carrie and kids going for a walk while we wait for them to start.

Still waiting...

Discussing the issues with the excavation...the offending house is in the picture.

Bulldozer ready to be unloaded.

Survey equipment to make sure they dig to the right depth.

Clearing the rest of the brush so they can start...

The (almost) first dig.

Sod mostly cleared.

 That is all of the pictures from the first day. Pictures from day 2 and the completion of the rough excavation will be up shortly.