October 29 - Day 3

Its more digging digging digging today. Dirt everywhere. Here's a mound in the front of the house waiting for the dump truck to carry it away.

2008-10-29T23:57:37Z

Lisa Call
Its more digging digging digging today. Dirt everywhere. Here's a mound in the front of the house waiting for the dump truck to carry it away.

Dirt in the backyard also. I know - a surprise given that they are digging in the backyard.

2008-10-29T23:59:53Z

Lisa Call
Dirt in the backyard also. I know - a surprise given that they are digging in the backyard.

Had to take a second photo of the stump. It was certainly big.

2008-10-30T00:02:23Z

Lisa Call
Had to take a second photo of the stump. It was certainly big.

Note the addition of the beautiful green portable toilet. Classy.

2008-10-30T00:03:18Z

Lisa Call
Note the addition of the beautiful green portable toilet. Classy.

Digging in the morning - first up is the basement that will be under the laundryroom.

2008-10-30T00:03:46Z

Lisa Call
Digging in the morning - first up is the basement that will be under the laundryroom.

More digging of the basement. This area will hold the furnace, hot water heater and will be a storage space for my art. It's the only part of the house that will be a full basement.

2008-10-30T00:05:03Z

Lisa Call
More digging of the basement. This area will hold the furnace, hot water heater and will be a storage space for my art. It's the only part of the house that will be a full basement.

The sewer pipe runs out of the house and through the backyard. As you can see the crabapple tree wasn't kind to the clay. Roots and broken pipes - fun stuff. The entire line will be replac ...

2008-10-30T00:07:13Z

Lisa Call
The sewer pipe runs out of the house and through the backyard. As you can see the crabapple tree wasn't kind to the clay. Roots and broken pipes - fun stuff. The entire line will be replac ...

The basement is just about finished. I think that's an 11 foot drop out the backdoor. We tried to get the cats to jump out the door but they weren't going for it.

2008-10-30T00:09:45Z

Lisa Call
The basement is just about finished. I think that's an 11 foot drop out the backdoor. We tried to get the cats to jump out the door but they weren't going for it.

Why have just 1 photo when 2 will do? Another view of the full basement.

2008-10-30T00:10:10Z

Lisa Call
Why have just 1 photo when 2 will do? Another view of the full basement.

This side of the addition will be a split level. The lower half will be a garden level basement and will be my bedroom/bathroom/study and the top side will be the new studio.

2008-10-30T00:10:52Z

Lisa Call
This side of the addition will be a split level. The lower half will be a garden level basement and will be my bedroom/bathroom/study and the top side will be the new studio.

I find this so exciting! Look - they are building a studio in my backyard! You can see the sewer pipe in the center.

2008-10-30T00:12:08Z

Lisa Call
I find this so exciting! Look - they are building a studio in my backyard! You can see the sewer pipe in the center.

The backyard is full of trenches. Hard to see here but the sewer is dug up almost to the back fence.

2008-10-30T00:12:56Z

Lisa Call
The backyard is full of trenches. Hard to see here but the sewer is dug up almost to the back fence.

Okay - now we are really doing a remodel. The rolloff trash container has arrived.

2008-10-30T00:13:44Z

Lisa Call
Okay - now we are really doing a remodel. The rolloff trash container has arrived.

More sewer photos - roots were getting into the seams.

2008-10-30T00:08:51Z

Lisa Call
More sewer photos - roots were getting into the seams.

Yes - yet another sewer photo. I have this thing about sewer lines. In my last house (brand new) the sewer line was not connected to the house so after a few floods and 3 excavations of my ...

2008-10-30T00:15:16Z

Lisa Call
Yes - yet another sewer photo. I have this thing about sewer lines. In my last house (brand new) the sewer line was not connected to the house so after a few floods and 3 excavations of my ...

The trench next to the sewer line is where they new sewer pipe will go. They will get to live side by side for a while. The rocks are to pack to new pipe. Mystery solved.

2008-10-30T00:16:08Z

Lisa Call
The trench next to the sewer line is where they new sewer pipe will go. They will get to live side by side for a while. The rocks are to pack to new pipe. Mystery solved.