Sorry it has been a while. The rain has really delayed us on our construction. Also moving to a new location has been tough. We still don't have the internet. I expect progress to pick up quite a bit in the next few weeks.
Here is a Run down on what has happened on the property since the last update.
I rented a Mini-Ex with a 24 inch bucket and started to dig. I had never run an excavator before, but it was easy to learn. After 3 days I thought I had dug enough, and it started to rain. And It rained and rained and I had a lake. It barely dried out and I was ready to start digging and it started raining some more. I couldn't get part of it dug because I needed to have my Natural gas line pinched off, also I found that I still needed to widen out the space another 2 feet.
So yesterday I rented the Mini-Ex again. I finished digging out the house footprint, and I added an additional sewer and potable water line out to where I will park my camper. Just for fun on the same line, I also added a place where I can put a temporary flushing port-a-potty. I will remove it after the construction and bury the connections, but it will be super useful as we construct.
Here are some pictures. You can see the Shop from this spring in the background.
My Extra water and Sewer Lines.