Everyone knows how miserable it can be trying to work on your car in the middle of the driveway under the hot sun in the summer or having to put down your tools as the weather becomes nasty in the winter. In this multi-part article we are going to conical the planning and building of a home garage and workshop.

Part 2: Moving Earth

Last time we went over the game plan, so now its time to get dirty and begin
cleaning the lot.  The first step was to cut down all of the pine trees that were growing where the garage will be built.

Here is a look at the area from another angle.  Notice how high the land is compared to the present building and driveway.

All of this earth needs to be removed before any building can start.  Since the property is located on the side of a fairly large hill, the builder would need to pay special attention to the drainage of water.

Of course the weather didn't cooperate and it rained for a few days straight as the earth was being removed.

In this image you can see exactly how much earth had to be removed.  The drop off is about 10-12ft high!  It took more then 10 large dump truck loads to remove all of the earth necessary to get started building.

At this point we began digging the foundation and ran into major problems. Under all the earth was solid rock. 

A backhoe would not be sufficient to get through the rock so a special attachment that works like a jack hammer was used.

Of course, this is one of those things that pops up and takes throws both the budget and timeline off.

Here you can see the finished product.  The area is clear and the foundation is ready for cement.  Drains and drainage pipes were installed on 3 sides of the garage area to keep the water flow down the hill under control.

Thats all for now.  Feel free to post any questions or comments.