That's a lot of dirt!

Things are really starting to roll along with the house now. I think its safe to say that the code discrepancies are pretty much resolved. This past Saturday we had our ground-breaking ceremony and I think its really starting to settle within the family that this is really happening. As Ms. Evans stated that she felt so blessed that all of this was happening for her and her family, I too feel blessed that I have a part in the experience and that we are making a difference. The Tech Chapter of Habitat came out, along with some members of the faculty and representatives of companies that are providing assistance. I thought Dean Jacobs spoke very well and I'm glad that there is recognition for the project not only because of what we are doing as students but people go out everyday giving of themselves to help others who may not be as fortunate. We got a lot of work done as well. Site clean-up was the major task, particularly for the backyard, and we cleared it up very nicely thanks to the help of members of Tech's chapter of Habitat. Sunday, we took shifts in cutting and bending re-bar at the shop in accordance to the shop drawings that Daniel and I produced. Changes were made to the dimensions of a few pieces and that is going to affect all of the other ones but that is all I'm going to say about that because I know we will find a way to handle it. Today was also a very productive day. We managed to fill in the entire slab portion of the house with dirt to be at the appropriate level. It basically took 6 full truck loads and a whole lot of shoveling but a job well done. Daniel and Shannon were the primary ones handling the tamper because the dirt needed to be compacted but I gave it a shot as well and that machine is very difficult to maneuver. I was impressed that they were able to run it for so long.