House remodel

Rina and I have committed to a fairly large project on the home front. There is a 74 year old Basque guy down the street who is one of two people in SLC who excavates basements, so we have employed him to create some more living space. He broke ground under the house on October 5th and has already dug out most of the space. Once he got going, he really moves fast. Here are a few preliminary photos.

The foundation exposed and cut just wide enough to drive the Bobcat through. Look on either edge, you can see where the concrete has been cut.

Rina standing in a new bedroom, that days ago was 18 inches of dirt crawlspace.

Ivo's bobcat which he drives under the house to dig out the dirt.

The back hoe that moves the dirt pile into the huge dump truck sitting in the yard. If anybody has seen the size of our miniscule yard, you know how ridiculous these machines must look.