Day 1...

Today they STARTED!!!!
I was awake at 6am so excited to see the first step underway. By mid morning the site had been stripped and the cutting started.

Nice big pile of top soil for our future garden beds.

Excavation happening in the background while our fence and gateway are being finished off.

By lunchtime there was a big hole. The site is being cut and filled which means they are digging down at the top and using that dirt to build up at the front. This means the depth of the cutting is kept to a minimum. They are also going to batter back the front and the back to avoid having a big drop off at either end.

By the end of the day the fence feature was finished and the hole in the ground was even bigger!

It's gone from green to brown in a very short period of time.

The machine didn't leave until it was well and truly dark and there was no other option. 

The 7 meter span across the corner of the block. The plan is to paint it to match the house in either white or light grey and one day maybe add to it.

So far progress has been good but it's hard to not get too carried away. I know there is still a long way to go. Even still the excitement is over whelming.