Excavation resumed after the plumbing was dug out. The goal was 16 1/2 inches down from the top of slab or about a foot of digging throughout. The first few inches were completed before the plumbing was dug out, just 4 1/2 more inches to go!
Digging down 24″ at the foundation
Dirt removed from the living area–waffle box is marking the depth needed.
Family room bath and back corner
Utility room sump pit dug out.
More digging in center of house
Last area left in front of the door.
Where did all this dirt go? The workers took wheelbarrows of it out to the back yard. To be eventually be used for fill.