Land moving and stump removal

Yesterday the excavators came and really moved the dirt around. We had a huge stump that had to go first.

You can see how big the stump was from these pictures. It was interesting to watch them dig around the stump and try to get under it to remove it. Some of these pictures were taken from the bedroom window, above the area.

Finally, it broke free and came out. They did have to cut the top off a little before they could lift it out of the hole. We gave 6 big long logs to a friend who is going to cut them up into boards. The rest of the longer and bigger pieces of logs were taken away by the excavator to an area that they store them and then cut them up for a charity organization when someone wants firewood.

This was really a big tree and we hated to cut it down but it sure opened up our yard quite a bit. The canopy of the tree stretched over that part of the yard quite a bit. It will be interesting to see how this effects the yard and the ability to grow things other than moss. We cut down a tree right next to the driveway too. I am hoping that I will be able to plant a few flowers in that area when all the work has finished.

This is the view from the road. The garage will be the same width of the lower level of the house with the roof line not going any higher than the bottom of the upper level windows. We will repaint the house the same color and the garage will be the same color as the house. The construction site is now ready for the forms to be built for the foundation.

I will keep you posted. It is moving along quite well.