Broke ground!

The dirt work has officially begun.

Our heavily treed lot is now starting to look like a building site. (Good news for us, bad news for the few trees we had to take down.) Because of the slope of the property, a LOT of dirt had to be moved and moved again, but the excavator crew did a great job. Thankfully the lot has only been minimally disturbed with just the essential building areas impacted.

From the pictures below you will see the cleared building site and our driveway (still rough). Just about ready for the foundation to get started.

Ups and Downs

In mid-July we spent a week in the Valley meeting with Tim and taking in the sites. Below are a few shots from our trip. Olive had a wonderful time and we met a few horses that happened to be hanging out...no fences or owners in sight. It was hot, and when we were not at elevation, we were spending time riverside.

We met with Tim to finalize a number of material selections and discuss the excavation that was set to begin the following week. Our meetings with Tim went great, and we left the Valley excited that the project would begin the following week...

Then a curve ball arrived two days before the excavator was set to begin. It has been a crazy few weeks and we have had to be very flexible to keep the project moving in the right direction. After a number of ups and downs, we are back on track with a solid plan and approach to getting the cabin built.