The work begins!

The first ground is broken when we hire a guy to dig some 6' deep trenches so that the soil can be tested for it's percolation value. The test will determine the kind of septic tank that we will need. There are no drains around here and our water will come from our own well. Luckily there wasn't too much rock so it looks as though excavating the foundations should be straight forward. If you run in to bed rock the costs of excavating can double or triple. Sometimes they even have to use dynamite to break up the rock. It is a relief to get started but there is a long way to go yet.