Houston, we have a project !

After 2+ years of planning (the old requirements and design phase, complete with sign offs) that included 8 months in the San Mateo planning and building department, where every change add 21 business days to the cycle, we have started work.

Permits in place, we passed our 1st inspection, dealt with the 1st and 2nd on the fly design changes and have actually had a contractor show up and begin work !

I've been lax in sharing photos and status for the last few months but I'll backfill in the days to come with some interesting photos and anecdotes. 

Here's a quick snapshot of the excavating crew after a hard day of pushing dirt around :