Day 6 - The Big Dig Pt. 1

Monica told me that I should focus this blog on the building aspects
of the project, and not on things like the auction, but I think that
would be doing you, the fair reader, a disservice. The true cost of
the project (at least the figurative cost) is in the blood, sweat and
tears that you put in as a home owner. The bulk of the project for me
is really less to do about the work that we hired someone else to do,
and more about all of the work we have to do to make it happen. From
finalizing the design to picking out the finish bright work, there is
an amazing amount of hard work that goes into being a renovatee and I
think that is a story worth telling. And besides, I am the one
updating the blog, right?

Anywho, on to the project. While Erik and I were having a great time
in Baltimore getting windows and tires, Juan and the crew back in DC
were hard at work making a huge hole in the back yard.

You can see here the ramp they made down to the bottom of the ever-growing hole.

Another view back to the house.

At this point, it is roughly 6 feet deep and across the width of the house.

The chief inspector of the project comes out to survey the "mesh".

She is very detail oriented. She wanted to make sure the bobcat was in proper working order.

This sidewalk back to the garage has a limited lifespan, but they will leave it for now.

The construction entrance back to the alley where the dump trucks are staged.

They are back tomorrow so we are looking forward to some major progress!