Our excavator is digging on the lot again this morning. The results from the soil tests indicate we need to go another 12 to 18 inches to reach sand. I am pretty happy with that, if we needed to go another 3 feet it would cost us between $10,000 and $12,000. We had $10,000 in the budget so 12 to 18 inches sounds good to me. 🙂
Most homes have the basement walls extend about 2 feet above ground. Because we will need to dig another foot and we’d rather not pay to bring in more sand to compensate for that extra foot, our basement walls will extend just 1 foot above the ground. Having the home a little lower will provide a more natural insulation in the basement which ultimately will help us save on utilities. So I think that’s a win-win!
Best case scenario is that we don’t have to pay to bring in any sand, that’s what we’re hoping for.
In the pit.
Soil test site.
It’s great to have nephews that want to make sure the hole gets dug on your lot. These boys stayed up all night to make sure it was done right. 😉 what would I do without them?