So, we missed a blog entry yesterday. We were a little preoccupied. While digging holes for the cement footings for the cabana, the excavator struck and severed the main drain for the pool. The resulting 41,000 litres of water spewing out immediately began to flood the holes they'd just dug. Matt was able to stop the leak - or at least slow it down a lot - and got a pump into the pool and drained the water down to below the level of the break in the line. This stopped the water from flooding the footing holes. Then the electricians arrived. We knew we would have to upgrade the electrical from 100 amp to 200 amp to accommodate the hot tub we're installing. However, upgrades like that can have a domino effect when it comes to bringing the electrical in a 100-year-old house up to 21st Century building codes. At the end of the day, we were adding a few thousand more dollars onto the cost of this project. So, that's why we were a little preoccupied yesterday. Today was a better day. The rest of the footings were dug without incident and we're a day closer to this looking more like a back yard and less like a dirt bike rally track. Here's a pick from yesterday (the severed pipe) and some from today (the footing holes).

Severed pipe after the water stopped flowing

some of the footing holes

more holes

more holes

more holes and some of the footing frames