Our bay on Lake Muskoka is surrounded by two highly elevated peaks, but in he middle, where we are, the land is only 3-4 feet above the water table. During spring thaw the ground water comes up quite a bit. So we designed the cottage to sit on a "mound" of sorts. Our plan was to dig to the virgin soil, and backfill with engineered fill (sand), compact it, and pour the footings.
Here are some pics of the clearing, excavation and backfill:
"Virgin land" (minus the tree clearing):
All of a sudden, a CAT appeared:
Excavator using surveyor foundation stakes as guide:
Piles are building:
Down to native soil (beach sand):
Crew trailer arrives:
Joe Belanger proudly stands by excavated castings:
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