Road to the Top of the Hill

Yesterday was the first step in what will be a multiple of steps to get a house built.  After spending about thirty minutes with the contractor as where to place the road on the property, the equipment showed up an hour later to move dirt.

They scratched out the outline of the road and installed a culvert in the low spot for water drainage from rain runoff. 

It rained during the night so I figured today would be a day without construction.  WRONG!  At 7:30 a.m. the equipment roared to life and now moving dirt started in earnest. 

Fill dirt to help elevate the roadbed

If you look close at the photo you will notice a single tree at the top of the hill to the right of the road.  The house will be located behind that tree. 

At this pace the road will be in by the end of the week.  This is the easy part.  Now to work out details with a housing contractor.  So much to do and so little time.