Today's the day--we broke ground on our lot! The excavator came and started removing the topsoil.
We measured and staked out the house and got it positioned just right. We also figured out about where the driveway will be, as well as the septic field. The excavator also figured out where "level" will be. Because of the steep slope of the lot, the front-left
corner of the house will be 3 feet
above grade--and the far end of the garage will be almost 4 feet above grade! So all of the dirt removed from digging out the foundation will be needed to fill under the left side of the house. Tomorrow he will remove the rest of the topsoil and start digging!
Today's the day--we broke ground on our lot! The excavator came and started removing the topsoil. 
We measured and staked out the house and got it positioned just right. We also figured out about where the driveway will be, as well as the septic field. The excavator also figured out where "level" will be. Because of the steep slope of the lot, the front-left 
corner of the house will be 3 feet above grade--and the far end of the garage will be almost 4 feet above grade! So all of the dirt removed from digging out the foundation will be needed to fill under the left side of the house. Tomorrow he will remove the rest of the topsoil and start digging!
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Not sure how deep the top soil is...so far, he has just scraped away the grass. We will find out how deep the top soil layer is (and how rocky the ground is) when he starts digging the hole for the foundation tomorrow or Wednesday. The ground is no longer frozen! It was almost 60 today--gorgeous day to be outside.
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