And it began...

Dave located the house corners, marked the exterior, and the excavator set to work, digging the footings.

There are quite a few small roots protruding in west side (mostly out of the frame, but a few are visible here). I think once they build the boundary for the footings and slab, the roots will get pushed out of the way without more digging needed. We'll find out on Monday when everyone returns from the long 4th of July weekend.

The rest of the building crew is scheduled to start work tomorrow!