Construction Progress- The Charles at 2431 Ontario Rd

We're almost past the most challenging part of the construction at 2431 Ontario Rd, which is the excavation and foundation work.  We have both of the foundation walls complete, as well as the plumbing in the basement.  Today, we're filling the basement with washed stone so we can pour the concrete slab on Wednesday (it's supposed to snow tomorrow).  Filling the basement is a bit of a production, but here is the process:

The excavator comes in the morning with a dump truck full of gravel.  He dumps it at the top of the hill, right off the alley.  Then, he uses the machine to dump it down into the hole.

The backyard is a large hill, so he dumps the gravel at the top and it slides down into the hole.  It ends up in a big pile in the back.  Then, the workers use wheelbarrows to spread the gravel over rest of the basement.

After he dumps the gravel, he uses the machine to fill up the truck with dirt.  He then leaves with the dirt to unload it at the dump, fills up with gravel and then returns to repeat all over again.