Building in Coupeville - Set out your site !

I got started finally .
First I located and marked my property corners . These are special metal pins placed by a surveyor and legally define your corners ! Once you find one the others are best found by taking the dimensions from the lot plan and measuring them out physically !
I also contacted the Utilities Underground Location Center as is required by law
Second I marked the setbacks on the boundarys showing where the building will sit .
Then a big problem - the building 's position is right where the trees were !
Therefore thirdly I had to get out my chainsaw and strimmer - or weed whacker as they call them here and clear the site !
Three days of hard work later - god willing - I had the area clear and had marked the building position and the area for excavation for the full basement I had planned .
It was good to see the deer taking an interest - Pictures here .
I got J.T. Madsen who is a big man with an even bigger digger who clearly enjoys his work . Despite the hard ground and large rocks , JT with help from his brother Mike had the site cleared and the hole dug within the day as he expected . He also got me on to Eric Walters who was a foundation man who he had often worked with .

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