We keep learning ...

There it is ... the conduit ready (in the future) for our electrical lines ...
Level of difficulty: HIGH.

These home projects are so crazy - they teach us (again and again) about the power of persistence, belief, hard work and patience ...!

The chainsaw vs. the axe ---

The roots down in the ground were so hard to remove! One night, we rented a chainsaw and tried to cut them out. It worked for a few of the roots but when it came to the ultra, big final root, we had to hack it out - with an axe!

This project was incredibly time-consuming, stressful, dirty and expensive. We rented a bobcat, a chainsaw, a digging machine, and even hired our neighbor to help us dig.

WE are so glad that the conduit is now in the ground and the roots and rocks are gone!

Way to go team! Moving on ...

Digging the trench in our backyard ...

This old house has a bunch of electrical lines running from the house through the backyard to the pole behind our house.

There they are.

In order to get rid of them, we need to dig a 3 foot deep trench and bury conduit so that when our garage is finished, the City can come out and fish the lines down through the conduit.

This is NO easy project. The ground is full of rocks and tree roots ...

It will be so nice to have all the lines underground ... We're in a bit of a rush because the concrete is being poured on Monday the 8th. GO TEAM!