With a full day of digging and dry conditions, the excavation work is done.  Next up is more survey work and the footing prep.  I have a good crew for the cribbing work and expect it to be done quickly. While the project is a few weeks later than I would like to have started work, it is much better than last year when I was unable to dig the basement until Nov. 21.  So we have almost two months of easier weather to work in, and I'd like to take advantage of that as we get into the build.