Day 104

Major move forward.

Back of the cottage is now mostly gone and work on making way for the footers has begun. Backhoe had to first get rid of the concrete patio at the back door. This concrete (4" thick) and stone behemoth had to be broken up and loaded into the third dumpster, then hauled away to make room for the forth.

The septic tank had to be pumped out or when it was crushed we would have had the "sweetest" smelling environment.

Old termite damage showed up when uncovered on the Northeast post to the back wall.

Then work began on excavating for the new footers. Didn't take long to run into the "root of all evil." The root to the 100' tall pine that was felled behind the cottage. Derek is working the back hoe around and around the rood "worrying" it out of its very secure position to depths of about 3 to 4 feet.

Hopefully this will be a temporary setback with others over the horizon....

Weather is holding really nicely, let's hope it continues...