Day 8 - Digging Foundations

The digging continued today with a start on the drain run too.

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Photo 1 shows the trench that will form the side wall of the new extension as we look from the back.
Photo 2
Photo 2 shows the same trench but looking from the other side now. This angle shows where the kitchen area bumps back out before the new utility area.
Photo 3
Photo 3 shows the reinforced bars protruding from the set concrete. These will hopefully hold the two pours of concrete together in case of movement in the ground.

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Photo 5
Photo 4 shows the same trench from the front with Photo 5 showing where the kitchen joins back to the house. You can see the old lead pipe and mains gas pipe. Unfortunately this trench has been dug a bit further to the left than required by the plans which would make the garage a bit longer but reduce the kitchen.
Photo 6
Photo 6 shows some digging for the new drain run.



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