Footings.........

Prior to pouring footings....................

the temporary rye grass for erosion control at street side is dying, so I'm spreading pine straw..............


we'll later plant pine trees to help replenish this mulch............

reinforcing rods for the footings are placed after
the soil is tamped.....................





the transit was used to assure the bottom of the footing is level............................

the crawlspace excavation below the master bedroom is ready.............

fortunately, there's an adjacent field for "staging" the construction, so that we won't lose any more trees........

Batterboards are set.

Excavating for the footings begins. At the low side of the building pad there will be a walk-in area under the Master Bedroom.

Site setup continues..................

Construction access road is built, tree save areas are marked, and work begins transplanting from the garden of current home.

Formerly known as trees.........

The chipper...................

The building pad.............

Some trees had to go, but they were chipped, & will remain on site as mulch. The biggest trees were cut from the top, rather than risking collateral tree damage in laying them down.

The study model..............

Final plan............?