Trench Progress View Toward Garage
Photo Details
- Date: December 18, 2025
- Time: 4:42 PM EST
- Weather: Cloudy, 50°F. Warm December day with thawing conditions; wet ground from melting snow.
- Phase: Electrical Service Installation – Trenching
- View: Looking from house toward garage, showing trench progress along house foundation
Description
Overview of the electrical trench progress showing the completed and backfilled section running along the house foundation. The wire has been buried from the house meter to this point where frozen ground stopped progress.
Visible Elements
- Backfilled trench along house foundation (right side of frame)
- Wire emerging from buried section at terminus — spool stored nearby for spring continuation
- Excavated dirt piled along trench edge
- Yellow fiberglass shovel handle in trench
- Garage structure visible in background with:
- Completed charcoal standing-seam metal roof
- Tyvek HomeWrap on walls
- Open garage bays with temporary cross-bracing
- Wet ground conditions from thaw
- Snow and ice patches visible
- Equipment tracks in mud from Ditch Witch
Context
The Ditch Witch successfully trenched the section closest to the house where the ground was softer. However, the open area between the house and garage has approximately 10 inches of frozen ground, preventing further progress. Work will resume in spring 2026 when frost conditions allow.