Holy hole!

With demolition complete on Tuesday, the last of the house was hauled away by the end of Wednesday.  I stopped by the site on my way to work this morning since it seemed to be the only opportunity to see things in the daylight.  Trivia: only 1 more week until days start getting longer.  

What a tiny hole!  The old house had a small foundation and a shallow basement, so I guess it's to be expected.  Wayne, the demo/excavator, was also there and was able to give me an update.  He was meeting the surveyor at 8:00 am, then the city inspector later in the morning.  He was pretty convinced that we would have a basement dug by the end of the day.  

Seems reasonable.  Shuffle a little dirt...  haul away a tree stump...  no prob, right?  After dinner, a family outing to the health club, we drove by the site.  As we drove up the street, the first thing we saw was the giant pile of dirt at the front of the property.

We climbed up the pile to take a peek.  Then we saw the giant, meteor crater that will be our basement. It is a big freakin' hole.  

Is that a volcanic cone forming in the background?

Anyone else worried that the neighbor might slide in, sink-hole style?

Next step is foundation.  Not sure of the timeline, but I think with the weather being so cooperative, the goal would be ASAP.