Hi everyone, thank you in advance for any information you can provide. I’m building a 16’x24’ building in my backyard. Where I live, the footings have to be 3’ to get below the frost line. I have a slight hill about 20’ behind where the building will be. My neighbor who was in construction for many years will be digging the footings with his tractor. The township has approved everything and I have the permit. My neighbor and I were talking last week and he said that we shouldn’t have to dig 3’ because we will raise the grade to be level with the slope behind the building and slope away. I staked it out and measured how much we’d have to raise the building to be level with that hill and it’s roughly 17”. He’s saying that we can dig less and the final grading that will be placed will get us to the 3’ required for the frost line. Is this normally how it’s done? I was under the impression we would dig 3’ from the current grade and build the foundation from there. Is the 3’ from current grade or finished grade after the foundation is built and regraded? Thanks again for any insight you can provide, it’s much appreciated. Let me know if you need any clarification.