Building A House Start To Finish | Episode 1: Site Prep and Digging Footings

Welcome to the MHC House Build. This is the first episode of how we are self building our house start to finish. Starting with the site prep and started digging footings for the concrete foundation.
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00:00 Welcome to the MHC House Build
00:44 Earlier that day, material
01:17 First day of work
04:24 Building batter-boards
06:18 The ground is worst than we anticipated
07:45 Finding a way to actually measure the house
10:25 Seeing the house and marking it all up
13:21 Late lunch early dinner plus night work
14:39 Finishing up all the batter-boards
15:20 Getting all the trenches ready
18:07 Using the digger for first time
21:12 Prepare your wife for success, Eugenia jumps on the digger
22:00 Excavating footings
25:55 Explanation
27:40 Working until late at night

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