Here are some photos from a week ago... they are making good progress. The tree has been transplanted and appears to have survived the move (it was a little iffy for awhile, we were late in the season). In these photos you can see contractor Eddie's crew have set up the concrete forms for the foundations.
The layout and elevation of these forms has to be precise, or the whole thing will be messed up. After they set it all up I personally doublechecked the measurements and elevations -- not much room for error here. They had everything right on the money, which was great. Eddie (from Moscow) confided in me, "With Russians, everything exact right place."
a closeup of the form they are using for the granite curb foundation. you can see the middle piece there with the yellow string on it -- the piece is removable, they move it down the line to check for correct width and elevation.
the view from above... notice the tree on the left has moved from its original location.
the silver truck there is Eddie's entire construction fleet. He's just starting out, this is his first project as his own company. so far so good! but we have a long way to go.
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