Construction has begun

The crew that is building our log cabin came last week to set the grade for our cabin, but the real work did not start until today. Needless to say, they got off to a rocky start...literally.

Midway through the day, I got a text saying they were hitting a lot of rocks, which didn't really surprise me. The more holes they drilled, though, the worse it got, and by the last (of three) rows, they began hitting large chunks of concrete. It seems that a prior owner had picked the same spot to bury junk from old farm buildings on the place.

I left work early to assess the problem and decided to simply shift the building down the hill, rather than picking a whole new location. So, they set out marking new holes and started drilling some more. Hopefully tomorrow they will have better luck and can finish the posts.

Note: to save time and money, I decided to forgo a basement for now and will just build it on a wooden floor, which will be anchored to 6 x 6 treated posts, at least four feet deep (frost requirements for our area).