Ready, Set, Go! ...then Stop.

The Martinez Brothers Leveling the Site

We finally got our building permit approved by the City of Denton on February 5th. Yay!

The Martinez Brothers (concrete contractor that is building the foundation) got started leveling the site and bringing in fill dirt on Monday, February 12th.

Fill Dirt

 Of course, as luck would have it, not long after the Martinez Brothers brought in the fill dirt, it started to rain. In fact, we had A LOT of rain. It rained for about 10 days on and off and we got something like 12 inches of rain.

Turns out that getting rain right at this point of time in the construction is a mixed blessing. Although it brought everything to a halt until the rain stopped, all that rain helped to compact the fill dirt, which is good for ensuring that you don't have problems with your foundation later on.

So, although it was frustrating to have to go into wait mode again, right after we finally got started, I guess we'll try to look on the bright side.