Basement fully excavated, digging crawlspace and footers

Layout and Excavation

New basement grade is about three feet below the old one.

White paint marks the new front corner of my Garagmahal.

And there's the breakfast nook laid out.

Removing the Old Basement

Sewer Install Underway

Directional boring machine.

1,200 feet of 2" EPDM sewer pipe.  Last time it will be clean. . . ever.

Sewer Permit is approved in concept, but still a few more details to iron out.

Almost a year later and we've finally gotten agreement on how to proceed.  Just need to finalize a few more drawings and we should be close. 

Applied for the sewer permit

After several months of going back and forth with the city, we've finally submitted our plans.  Time to wait and see.

Hiring a consultant to help run point on the Sewer options

Since a septic system is no longer an option, we will be pursuing sewers.  Only problem is that our street isn't currently serviced by sewers.  Looks like our best option is going to be running a line about a quarter mile away to a street nearby that does have a city sewer line.  With the amount of coordination and design this is going to require, we've decided to hire a consultant engineer who specializes in this kind of thing.