The EXCAVATION

And the excavation has begun!  We stopped by this morning, tried to look like we knew what was going on---what we were looking at, but we didn't have a clue. 

They dug the holes deep and wide and who knows why...the basement is actually a 'walk out' so I'm a little confused.  Anyone???

We talked to the digger machine guy...very nice...he knew we were clueless.

So basically what we have is a BIG PILE of dirt and some holes in the ground....

Views below are from the street above ours...at least the workers all have a great view!

The STAKES!

And the stakes are in! (orange sticks in photos below)
The land is ready for digging!

or so we thought....













Turns out the 'stake..er' (person who puts the stakes in?) put them in backwards so the front of the house now faces the hillside and the back of the house (closet/laundry room) faces the beautiful lake.

Yikes!

Not to worry...our builder caught the error and went out and 're-staked' everything before the digger could get his 'digging' machine off the trailer.  Whew!

Let the excavation begin!  GULP!

The DESIGN

It took longer than we expected but we came up with a design that we thought was cool, unique and SIMPLE.

Apparently as we look around, we have found that this design is becoming more the norm than unique.      Well, maybe we are late to the party but we still love it!

Our designer, Brian...

The LOT…

This is the view that sold us…Pineview Reservoir and Powder Mountain ski area in the distance.  Who wouldn't want to sit on a deck with morning coffee or evening beverages and enjoy this?  And it's even better in person!