The site and grading work continues

After a small break our grading contractor is now back on site. They had to take a break to let the soil dry out a bit. 

They have now completed the second key and bench and installed another drain further up the slope. The two drains are there to protect the steep slope from sliding or moving in the future.

The weather has warmed up and while the soil on the surface is very dry, they still have to spend a lot of time mixing soil to get the correct moisture content so they can compact the soil to more than 90% compaction.

I also spoke to our general contractor about the progress and he has now put the foundation contractor in alert so they can be ready to start in about two weeks.

As part of the foundation work they will also drill and pout the piers for the pool. It will be super exciting to see real construction with concrete and pool work beginning very soon