We first have to unscrew the planks of our deck so we can remove the frame.
Leo hard at work removing the frame for the deck. More work than we thought it would be of course.
All planks removed and also the joists, just the outside left.
Had to remove some long planks which means we had to fill them in again for now to make the deck safe for use until Leo has time to build it proper again.
Cleaned up the stuff underneath the deck, took away some of the posts now we just have the planks left which are attached to our cabin and some more post and such. Still more work before they can start to dig.
We build some safety gates at the end as well. You never know what I may do when I sleep walk!
This is the other side where we build the safety gate. Notice how it all looks nice and clean!
Here comes the digger. And a digger it is. The machine is huge!!!
But before he can start we first have to mark off the area which needs to be removed. All this is happening while it is raining off and on.
Yes the machine is big I can not even get it all in the picture. Here it is coming coming down our driveway.
What??? You want me to drive that machine? A picture of Leo with my sou'wester standing near the machine for size comparison.
The beginning!!! The first couple of digs are the hardest, right!
And here is Jason, our contractor, giving a helping hand.
Not like the old days to measure the depth of how far we have to go. Just bring out the laser equipment and away we go.
A bit of discussion on what to do next and how much deeper. All very technical as you can see.
You think we have enough roots? Hope this will not bring us any problems in the future.
A little more to dig, actually we have not done half of it yet.
I'll wait for the boss to tell me what to do next.
And then the rain came. Or was it hail? Or both? Yes the rain really came down at this point and we all had to find a dry spot for a moment.
As you can see the rain made it all a big mud puddle but more work had to be done so on they went.
Careful now otherwise you might hit our waterline. I was very impressed with the care they took digging around our waterline. Jason said that they would have to do the rest by hand just to make sure they would not dig up our line.
The sun came out again and made it all look better. Just some finishing touches left to do.
All done!!! Just load the digger back on the truck again and they are done digging the hole. This gives you another look at how big the digger was compared to our car and utility trailer. Pretty big. All the digging was done in about an hour. Not bad considering they had to stop because of the rain for a short while.
After they all left I went out to photograph my tomatoes and without knowing I guess I scared our female skunk and she sprayed ME. I did not realize I got sprayed until I went back inside and the smell went with me. What a stink!!! Had to take off all my clothes, showered and I still could smell it. The whole house smells like skunk now. Hope this will go away soon but I know from experience with our dogs that the smell will 'hang around' for a long time.
The builders are suppose to come back today but it rained all night and it is still raining off and on. I don't think they can do anything today but then I did not think they would come yesterday either. So you never know.
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