RAIN.All day, non-stop. Cal the foundation guy spent the day on the excavator and in the hole, doing the footing drains, french drain and smoothing out some of the mess I made in the dirt/mud.
And because we want to start framing next Monday, I need to stay on top of the de-watering process, which involves the use of an $88 pump from Lowes. I got tired the other night and went to bed with the pump running, and at some point it finished the job but kept right on running. I guess despite the fact that the motor is oil-filled, it needs supplemental cooling from the water. Or that's my guess, anyway, as to why it FAILED. Crap, more cost-overruns to deal with....
This next photo is looking north, the house site is to the left. The dirt pile is a mud pile, and is dangerous to walk on. I know, because put a tarp on it to try to stave off the mud-slide and subsequent damage we may have to deal with. In front is a rectangle that is the french drain Cal put in. It's a hole about 6' deep with the footing drain piped in and filled with washed rock. Yes, it's completely inundated with water, though it should flush out in a few days.
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