Backfilling

Mia, Matteya, Ariel stand in our future basement.

To create a foundation for a house it is a little out of the ordinary.  Much of the physical aspects of our home, up to 1/3 to 1/2, is found below the dirt.  So when a builder builds a home they need to dig a hole and pour the foundation.  

Our lot, backfilled, complete with 3 large rock in the left of the middle of the picture.

That is why it is so important to plan a house and ensure that you have everything done under the ground prior to backfilling the dirt.

Ariel and Mia standing just outside of the basement.
What a difference backfilling makes.

For us watching Lucchetta homes build our foundation has been exciting and yet, it was at times difficult for us to envision what the landscaping of our house would look like.  Even a meeting with Ed, though helpful, was hard for us to understand exactly what the house would look like.

Our future fruit cellar, just off the toy room.

Things like the slope of the drive way, the back yard, what our walkout will look like....the visual things seen in a concrete way.

A two car garage...not quite ready for parking.

Well today, with the backfilling on our property site, we were able to have a really good idea of what the landscaping and the height of the house will actually look like.  Complete with gravel for the drive way.

The windows in our basement now appear at ground level rather that 7 feet in the air.  The garage and front porch are now filled in and don't look like giant holes.  So it is a good day for us.

The planks are there to support the walls during the backfilling process. 

And in the near future, when the framing of our house begins it will be exciting as well, for we will be able to see the main living part of the house completed.

Stay tuned.

(Hey look at the stubbie - I am wondering if this could be an archeological find.)