A special "caution tape" is buried above the line and under the backfill. This will identify that there is a water and power line buried below if any digging happens there again. Here the tape is wrapped around the wellhead waiting to be stretched out in the trench:
The ever-present ledge in the ground made it difficult to dig as deep as desired to protect the water line from freezing, so John places sections of insulating boards over the pipe as it's backfilled:
The outer walls of the house were entirely wrapped in "Typar" housewrap. This material stops air infiltration while allowing any water vapor in the walls to pass through and migrate to the outside air.
Double paned insulated windows were installed and doors on each end which will eventually connect to porches:
The hatchway was installed and stairs down to the basement were built:
With the windows installed and sunshine, it's actually a little warm inside, even though the tempertures are still holding well below freezing.
The stump pile disappeared too! Last fall during clearing, we left one large tree stump standing. It's made for a nice conversation piece...(and we're taking suggestions about what to do with it).
