Adventures with Concrete
So we filled the forms today. Four truckloads of concrete - about 30 cubic metres, and we had a pumper truck to fill the forms with. After the concrete comes out of the pumper - and boy does it come out fast - I went around and tamped it down to make sure that the concrete got all the way to the bottom of the forms. Almost all of the wooden forms in centre of the house burst from the pressure and emergency repairs had to be effected. Then the forms had to be refilled by hand - being the youngest I got to do that - I don’t feel very young anymore.
The hero of the day was Super Bob, who came out on very short notice to help us with the pour. Many thanks have to go to the guys with the pumper (Wuis Brothers) who stuck around, were very patient with us, and offered a great deal of valuable help.
We have also sent off a sample of our water off to be tested, here’s hoping it’s OK, since I drank about a litre of it today!
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- September, 10, 2002