Finish grading of the South end walkout after the drainage and radon pipes are covered.
Looking South down hill to the hay field
The view uphill to the house around the curve.
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Running the footing drain and radon vent to daylight
Two pipes run from the foundation. The radon vent pipe is from the inside of the footing. The footing drain circles the outside of the footing. 
Both pipes run down our excavated swale to daylight, draining to the hay field.
The plumbing is entirely bedded in a deep layer of drainage stone connected to the foundation drainage stone. This has created a wonderful continuous underground water channel carrying water away from the foundation.
Digging out to let the sun in
The beginning of our South end walk out excavation.
Shaping the earth
Swinging the swale down the slope
Susan stands where the water will flow AWAY from the house. Digging starts at the South end where we need to let the sun into the lower level, then it swings towards the field on the West.
Dennis and Susan planning the swale
