Columbo
Senior Member
Many of you have helped with my threads on the excavator I purchased to clear a house lot and do the site work. My background is in carpentry so the heavy equipment and dirt work side is new to me. I’d like to use this thread to document the progress on the dirt work part of this project and pick up more advice or tips from the pros. I like to avoid doing things the hard way if possible!! (I wasn’t sure where to put this thread but this seemed like the best fit).
My wife and I started this project (slowly) 2 years ago by clearing a driveway access towards the lot which is a mix of wooded and open. The driveway and house site area is moderately sloping and like many lots in the area it can get pretty wet.
Last year the project continued with the driveway extended to the building site, power poles were installed by the electric company and underground electric service was run to the meter location. The house design doesn’t permit a meter mounted on the house and the remote meter will serve for temporary construction power too. Fortunately the house will go in an existing field so the only clearing I had to do was for the driveway.
My wife and I started this project (slowly) 2 years ago by clearing a driveway access towards the lot which is a mix of wooded and open. The driveway and house site area is moderately sloping and like many lots in the area it can get pretty wet.
Last year the project continued with the driveway extended to the building site, power poles were installed by the electric company and underground electric service was run to the meter location. The house design doesn’t permit a meter mounted on the house and the remote meter will serve for temporary construction power too. Fortunately the house will go in an existing field so the only clearing I had to do was for the driveway.