Day 3 - Feb 5, 2003 - Digging the Foundation


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Backhoe makes it to the back yard


Another view of backhoe


The first bite


A shovel full


Digging the addition area


Starting porch footings


Holes from above


A recovered artifact


Placing sonotubes with flared bottoms


Sonotube in place and water in hole due to crack in end of sewer pipe. Crack repaired using quick setting concrete.


Backfilling the sonotubes


Sonotubes in place at end of day and addition hole with straw at bottom


The pile of dirt in the back yard at the end of the day


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