2nd Row Complete and 3rd started
We got the 2nd row done today before lunch, having started at 9am this morning. That was 21½ blocks put down. We split one of the concrete blocks in half,…
Another Half a Wall done
We did only a half day of work today, as we had other commitments in the morning. On Monday, we tried mixing the mortar with 4litres and 50ml of Plasticiser…
Made a mortar application tool.
We have made a tool to speed up applying mortar to top of the block for the next row. This is slightly complicated in that there are only narrow rims…
Back Wall Has Started
Date:21/02/2016 18:33 We started building the back wall of the swimming lane today! We managed to do 43 blocks with 3 mixer loads of mortar before it got dark. Each…
Concrete Blocks Moved and Ready
We moved all the 120 concrete blocks over to the slab, spread out along the whole length (22.5metres), ready to build up 2 layers of the back wall, and the…
Removed remaining Foundation shuttering
We also removed the shuttering framework that was wrapping around the foundation slab. The 89mm CLS timber, all 10 lengths of them, are now piled up on the side, ready…
First Load of Blocks, Sand and Cement Arrives!
Three pallets of concrete (215mm x 215mm x 440mm ) blocks, a pallet of Blue Circle cement bags and a ton of soft sand arrives today. It is our first…
Contraction Slots and Re-Bars Framework Removed
After two days of rest to recover from the hectic episode of getting the ready-mixed concrete in, we today, went out to cut slots in the slab to “guide” cracks…
Concrete Is In!
Our ready mixed concrete duly arrived this morning, 8am sharp! We managed to get our little extension chute installed on the dumper truck in time and park it over by…
re-bar support framework has been constructed
The framework for holding the reinforcing bars in the correct positions, has been constructed using our pile of 63mm CLS timber. We drove in pegs and posts to hold the…