Archeologic discovery

The basement excavation continues to move ahead as expected. Over 8 Mack truck loads of earth has been relocated to the landfill, leaving the furnace and water heater stranded in the middle of the basement. The majority of the walls have been underpinned, and there has only been a few minor cracks here and there. Today, Ivo knocked on the door to show us that he uncovered an old well under the bedroom.

Airing out the dirt from under the house.

The furnace and water heater shored up as the earth around them are removed bit by bit.

The view from the new front window (to-be).

The south wall underpinned with new concrete footings and wall.
Pretty straight considering the age of the existing walls.

A 6 foot deep piece of history.
We can only presume this is the remnant of a well or outhouse from when the house was built in 1908!
It's under the addition on the back of the house.