There have been a few jobs that were hired out - I didn't explicitly point them out with the photos, but it was:
Blasting (duh!)
Excavation
Footings
Garage Foundation
Slabs
Roof Truss installation
Roof Deck installation
Power from pole to panel
Pretty much the rest of it to date has been me, myself and I.
Here is one of the jobs I was glad not to do:
All told, including the sand used for backfill next to the walls, 400 yards of sand were brought in, most of which ended up compacted under the garage slab.
Now, remember where I said to note the two pieces of plywood covering the stairway hole to the basement? Well, when you go to move one, and your foot slips and you step out into empty air, things like this happen:
I ended up not falling the 10' to the concrete, but I did manage to mess up my neck and shoulder pretty well, as well as scare the sh*t out of myself.
This is what was left after the excavator left. I was pretty pleased with the work they did, if somewhat expensive.
Made more progress on the second floor truss, after getting the replacement for the one that gave way:
And then the garage slab got finished: