Foundation Backfilled

So this weekend the weather held out and so we were finally able to get the excavator that dug the footings back out to backfill around the new addition foundation. He and his crew were able to knock it all out in a single day. 

They showed up with a big dump truck load of fill dirt. They used the bobcat to dump dirt around the inside of the foundation (crawlspace), filling in the footing trench. The rest of the fill was used to fill in the footing trench on the outside. Originally he figured he'd use two loads of fill, but only ended up needing one load. A load of pea gravel came next. They used the excavator to scoop it from the dumptruck and pour it into the interior crawlspace area. They raked it out nice and thick and even. The small pebbles should be easy on the knees. Anything will be better than the uneven dirt foundation under the original house! 

Finally, a load of topsoil was spread around the whole area. This covered all around the new foundation and also covered all of the ruts and torn up yard from the previous four months of construction. And then they were gone. I bought 100lbs of grass seed and nine bales of straw to spread around the new area. It's the perfect time of year to plant grass seed, so it should come up quickly. And hopefully I can keep it nice, and avoid any mud for the remainder of the project!