Chris and Bernard dug holes for the footings...and struck water! I thought
this was a problem, so later I asked them about it and they said it
happens all the time. They weren't worried about it. The concrete itself
makes a watertight seal, so they were mostly worried about finding good,
stable soil. They were satisfied with what they found.
Oberlin has a very high water table and everyone in the area has wet
basements. We don't, but I suspect this is more because our basement floor
is watertight than because our house is intrinsically dry. Some day I'm
going to have to deal with the water issue, because the water is eating the
foundation.
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