Its been a VERY VERY stressful past three days. Monday I went to the property and the excavator had his father there doing the work. It appeared to me he was doing the opposite of what we were told would be done. Instead of "pulling" soil from the back of the property to level the area for the cottage it appeared he was "pushing" the soil from the road frontage of the property. Also I didnt exactly get a good feel that he and I understood where I actually wanted the cottage to sit. Left though feeling excited to see something coming together for the home itself. Larry took off at lunch on Tuesday and we headed up to take a look. Onced there it was obvious that it was done the opposite. They had the pad for the building on a hill that was pushed up from the road...we asked for a 16 foot driveway only. Giving enough room for the truck to deliver the building and still keep our privacy from the road. Welllllll we had a 50 foot driveway!!! AND....we made it very very clear to the excavator that we had planned to immediately put a 10x40 foot addition on the rear and front of the building...he had our pad smack dab up against a six foot bank and on a hill. So if we had windows or a door on the back you would NEVER get out!! Let alone put the addition on. I composed myself and gathered good thoughts...we asked the man to give us ten more feet. We did not ask him to move the pad as it was NOT where we wanted it. Instead we chose to work with what we had and only has for the additional footage. He did it but not happily. Said he would finish it in the morning. I called the excavator and explained things to him and told him i would really like to be there when the stone was laid....because onced its down its DONE! He agreed,, we hung up and i spoke to his dad and he told me to be there by nine thirty. I was there by nine fifteen yesterday. Put on my boots and walked up...I only briefly looked at the pad site when the father came storming at me asking how i planned to get my house up there? Answer....why a flatbead truck! Obviously he knew that and seemed more aggitated...he said I know that but '"how"...and pointed to the pad site which now I was forced to really look at!! OMG!!!! He pushed up so much soil from the road frontage we would walk out our door and fall ten feet down a hill!!! Well I told him I dont know thats your job to figure out! He told me to go to one of the other men that was on the phone with dennis and talk to him. What was onced a gentle giant turned into the devil himself!! He kept telling me i was constantly changing my mind, and that we never told him about the additions...he was pulling the job...yelling...screaming...talking a mile a minute...I could not even speak a sentence. I finally conceded with you do what you have to do here is your men...I didnt even think he heard that because he was still yelling! I left called larry crying and so upset. Larry left work and came. When we got back the old man was still there working. I stayed in the truck and Larry walked up...he opened the door looked at larry and said...I know why your here. I owe your wife an apology. He said he had a fight with dennis in the morning and i fell into the trap with him. He said dennis said to pull the job but the old man refused. He said he will make it all right for us by the end of the day. Larry said not to go back up until Saturday. Im sitting here and I cannot stand it. Im going this afternoon. I need to see what I have to work with and calm my spirits some. So I am heading up!!
Be well,
Lisa
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