Grading Above Flood Plain, Gravel Driveway and Grass Seed

The grader has finished. The lot is above flood plain and everything angles away from the house.

Pushing soil up to the edges of the cement - Grading Above Flood Plain, Gravel Driveway and Grass Seed - Project Small House — Pushing soil up to the edges of the cement

The grader pushed the dirt up to the edges of the new concrete.

The grader marked where the driveway should be - Grading Above Flood Plain, Gravel Driveway and Grass Seed - Project Small House — The grader marked where the driveway should be

There was gravel everywhere. The grader measured for where the gravel driveway was supposed to be.

The paint he marked the driveway with - Grading Above Flood Plain, Gravel Driveway and Grass Seed - Project Small House — The paint he marked the driveway with

He marked it with this spray paint. It sprays upside-down.

The grader scraped up the gravel from where it had been scattered - Grading Above Flood Plain, Gravel Driveway and Grass Seed - Project Small House — The grader scraped up the gravel from where it had been scattered

He scraped up the gravel from wherever it had been scattered to. He got a lot out of the ditch on the side of the driveway. It didn’t take long at all to make a great driveway.

The grader had saved the top soil when he first scraped the ground to start the house. He also had all of the dirt from the giant footers. We still had to buy two more loads of fill. Then he pushed the saved top soil over it. The field was a cow pasture for years and years. This should be some pretty good soil.

Raking to remove the larger rocks - Grading Above Flood Plain, Gravel Driveway and Grass Seed - Project Small House — Raking to remove the larger rocks

The young man with him raked the rocks off the surface. The red soil is some of the stuff we bought. It has more clay in it, so he used it where it is important that the soil not wash away.