Digging the footings

Well my suspicions were correct, aside from marking out where the hole was going to go nothing has really happened since last Wednesday when the conservatory came down.

The rain has continued to pour down...until today!


4 groundworkers turned up this morning with a digger, pneumatic drills and big hammers and they are well and truly getting stuck in!

The weather forecast is OK for the next 48hrs so they were on a mission.

However the old conservatory was still putting in a valiant defence, the old foundations took some whacking, hammering and digging before they finally started giving in.

The old retaining wall at the back has also gone  although that didn't put up much of a fight.

Digger 3-0 Wall

Big hole will be to the left of the white line

The foundations giving in with some encouragement

Big pile of rubble

Goodbye old Victorian retaining wall

End of the day and Tom and Wills have a new Tonka toy

Overall the day has shown me just how long stuff takes, 4 guys a lot of equipment and one hell of a lot of noise