Last week, we finally got our building permit! (Maybe it was the week before? The days blend together. Recently. Let's go with recently.)
Wednesday, the builder dropped off the most adorable backhoe on a trailer. And we thought for sure digging would begin post haste. But nothing Wednesday. Nothing Thursday.
But today! Today they are digging!
(We can pause for a moment to feel badly for the poor souls out there digging. Because Wednesday and Thursday were lovely, weatherwise. Today? Today is a fresh breath of air straight out of the pit of hell. Hopefully they're staying hydrated.)
Step one was, apparently, to discern if the foundation went all the way under the garage, or if we'd have to shore that up. Yay for us, it does.
Slightly concerning to me is the fact that it does seem as though they are in the process of sawing through the basement wall (this is expected -- just not yet?) when we don't have any of the doors on site as yet. So ...are we going to have a big hole in the wall? Unsure.
What we do have is a lovely big trench that will ultimately turn into the basement of Dad's Annex.
It is very nice to finally have this extension underway!