The Arborist Meets us at the Site

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Big day for us; the arborist meets us at the site. The arborist will let us know if the tree's are healthy or NOT…. If tree's are healthly, awesome and we continue on as planned. If tree's are unhealthy, not exactly sure what we're going to do. The city has let us know that as long as we get a specialist to look at the tree's and ok them as healthy, we should be good to tie into the tree. We meet with the arborist and after far too much talking, head up the hillside to the main tree. After a few hours, the verdict is in….Tree's are healthy! Phew, what a load off.  We find out the species of the trees: the main tree is an Incense Cedar and the secondary tree is an Oak. Things are looking good ;)

That same day, we also need to get measurements to produce a topographic map for the architect. This will help the architect get an idea for the steepness of the property. (as he's located in Washington, not CA) We bring the family crew along for the day (my dad, sis and her boyfriend)  The family was a HUGE help as always; really don't think we would have completed the days tasks without them.  My dad has a background as a carpenter as well as  construction and metal; having him there allowed Bren to be with the arborist, while my dad headed the measurements for the topographic map.