It Starts

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A yellow excavator scraping away topsoil
Digging to prepare for the driveway
A yellow excavator scraping off topsoil
Scraping away the topsoil to prepare for driveway building

March 6th 2024, Heath from Bigfoot Excavations started us off! Its just starting the driveway to the new house site but its beyond exciting to actually have a physical sign that things are finally moving. Heath has been so patient with the my Dad and I peeking around and taking a million pictures while he moves dirt around.

He’s gone down a foot or more to hit firm soil, then has been filling and packing with recycled concrete to make a driveway bed strong enough to hold up to all the big equipment that will be involved in the process.

A line of eleven people of various ages wearing rain coats. They are smiling and holding shovels like they are about to start digging.
Groundbreaking ceremony
A chocolate cake with white frosting showing the basic outline of the house plans.
Celebrating groundbreaking with a chocolate cake

March 10th 2024, we had a little groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate. It was cold and drizzly but Lisa brought a golden shovel and we all celebrated with chocolate cake and champagne! All of these people have been so supportive and patient listening to us talk about this project what feel like non-stop for three years. So grateful they came out to celebrate with us. I love my little pod <3

An excavated hole in the dirt about 3 and a half feet deep with a pile of dirt behind it. One man stands inside the hole and another stands at the top edge.
Dad and AC posing for scale. I think they are standing where the livingroom will be.
A pit in the soil for a house foundation, picture faces east with a yellow excavator continuing to dig in the background

March 15th 2024, The house site is about half dug out at this point. We have had way too much fun scrambling around down in the pit, looking at the layers of silt sand and rocks deposited over who knows how long from the hillside above. Really highlights the reason we need this extra burly foundation. As much as it has made the project slower and more expensive I know we’ll sleep better knowing the house will stay put it the creek decides to misbehave.

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  1. Nice job with the website and explaining how the house will be built! We’re ready to help!!

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  4. So cool!! Love the website. You know we’ll be chez la Grenouille Seule from 16 July through 13 August bringing our mish mash of skills to help. Looking forward to it!

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