Good news - today our engineer and builder have spec'ed out and started on the foundations. As mentioned we have the pads and beams on the front, and the other change that has come to light is that the bottom level is slightly lower than intended. In a way though, I'm happy with that, the solution is to add another layer of blocks on the basement ICF walls giving us a higher ceiling on that level, including the garage areas. These will be the main ad-hoc storage areas of the house, so more space is better.
The lane to the side has also been extended, at the end of the project this will extend all the way along the left-boundary of the property, giving us handy access all along the side - we'll add a gate towards the back and that will allow machinery into the rear of the house with ease. Great for future landscape projects, or even just cutting the grass.
So the changes to the first stage (lane, dig) have ended mostly positive towards the overall finish, better access and a higher ceiling in the basement.
The only problem now is that next week I won't be around (travelling to US for work) and its then where a number of potential issues to do with the build may arise.
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