4/26/10 – Excavation of foundation and footer drain. Perc test completed.
It poured rain all day and they dug anyway. Kristin and I were worried that we would end up with a swimming pool and not a foundation hole. Arrived at site about 4pm to lay out string line for King Bros (concrete), both Kristin and I were scared to actually see the excavation work. We both knew it would be ugly and we were NOT disappointed. Although the excavation only comprised a small area of our land it was shocking to see the amount of dirt they moved and the destruction the excavator reaped on that area. The soil in Danby turns a greasy consistency went wet, I think because of the clay content. It was definitely a muddy wet mess and it physically hurt to look at the piles of dirt, the hole, the excavator, and the foundation drain trench cutting through one of our forest trails. However I have to say that they did a great job with the hole. It is square, clean and flat on the bottom.
Eli and Asa, unlike mom and dad, were beside themselves with excitement. A huge hole, 10 foot high piles of dirt (really mud), and an excavator driving around………….what more could a kid want. I mentioned to Kristin that we needed to absorb some of this enthusiasm and not be so obsessed/stressed with mud and rain.
Spoke with King Bros in the evening. They asked how muddy it was and said they would probably be out there about 1pm. Kristin and the kids are headed up there after school.
It poured rain all day and they dug anyway. Kristin and I were worried that we would end up with a swimming pool and not a foundation hole. Arrived at site about 4pm to lay out string line for King Bros (concrete), both Kristin and I were scared to actually see the excavation work. We both knew it would be ugly and we were NOT disappointed. Although the excavation only comprised a small area of our land it was shocking to see the amount of dirt they moved and the destruction the excavator reaped on that area. The soil in Danby turns a greasy consistency went wet, I think because of the clay content. It was definitely a muddy wet mess and it physically hurt to look at the piles of dirt, the hole, the excavator, and the foundation drain trench cutting through one of our forest trails. However I have to say that they did a great job with the hole. It is square, clean and flat on the bottom.
Eli and Asa, unlike mom and dad, were beside themselves with excitement. A huge hole, 10 foot high piles of dirt (really mud), and an excavator driving around………….what more could a kid want. I mentioned to Kristin that we needed to absorb some of this enthusiasm and not be so obsessed/stressed with mud and rain.
Spoke with King Bros in the evening. They asked how muddy it was and said they would probably be out there about 1pm. Kristin and the kids are headed up there after school.
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