Soil pad building, compaction tests, and building permits, oh my!

I just heard from our excavator that the surveyor finally came out to the lot (yay!) and he is working with an engineer to build the soil pad for the house (which will have concrete footers poured for the foundation blocks).  The compactor was delivered so they can start on that today and we should see some real progress in the coming days!

I've also been busy applying for the building permit, and reaching out for septic estimates.  The septic won't go in until after the house is set though, but better to get a head start!  If it could just stop raining as much...