Hard Dig

Since we were building on a hill that's close to the South Mountain, there was a strong possibility that there would be a "Hard Dig," where the workers would have to use a jack hammer to break apart large rocks or granite; basically part of the mountain.  In the foreground, you can see the large orange jack hammer that attaches to the excavator.  Next to the jackhammer is a very large pile of rocks and dirt that came from the hard dig.  Fortunately, the jackhammer was able to do the job and the workers didn't have to resort to dynamite.

Just for reference, the orange part of that jackhammer is over 10 feet long!

Some of the Hard Dig Wall

Excavator

Part of the lot prep is to excavate large rocks and dig out the areas where the footer walls will be. The Wall Company used a large excavator to do most of the job.  Here it's parked on top of a large pile of rocks. Eventually, to the left, will be the footer walls, and further to the left will be the driveway.