THE TRICK IS TO ACTUALLY GET THE BACKHOE OPERATOR TO DIG WHERE WE HAVE MARKED. SOME OPERATORS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS...
I THINK IT ALL GOES BACK TO WHETHER OR NOT THE OPERATOR
COLORED BETWEEN THE LINES AS A CHILD.
THANKFULLY, IT APPEARS THIS OPERATOR DID.
WE CONTINUALLY CHECK THE DEPTH OF THE FOOTINGS WITH A BUILDERS LEVEL, AND MEASURE THE WIDTH AS WELL. ON THIS PARTICULAR JOB, SINCE WE ARE USING 14 INCH ADOBE WALLS, THE FOOTINGS NEED TO BE 24 INCHES WIDE AND ALLOW FOR 12 INCHES OF CONCRETE WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOTING BELOW THE FROST LINE.
