The Shored Up Soil is Released
Today, after a couple of weeks delay while we waited for the concrete in the back “retaining” wall, to cure and gain proficient strength, we released the shored up soil…
The Tubes are all done!
WOW! We finished it all today, even though we started much later at 11:30am (due to having had an appointment in the morning). We did 38 columns using 9½ bags…
Another 33 Columns filled!
Today, another 33 columns were filled!! We decided that it would make sense to split the mixing load in half and do only a half a bag of cement and…
31 Columns Filled in Back Wall
Today, we managed to fill a further 31 hollow columns in our retaining back wall. This is 8 bags of cement, mixing each bag with 6 builders bucket of ballast.…
Concrete Vibrator
We use for the first time, our new tool! It is a vibrator to help settle the concrete down and knock out any pockets of air. It is very noisy…
Concrete Filling Begins on Back Wall
This afternoon, we began the task of filling up 101 hollow columns in the back wall of the retaining wall of the swimming lane. We got things organised and place…
Mini Trolley Met Big Bad Truck!
OOPS! The dumper truck has just ran over our poor little platform trolley! We were reversing the truck to gain room and straighten up, in order to move the load…
Platform and Ramp
The platform and Ramp is now ready for helping us get the concrete into the “hollow tubes” in the wall. The ramp is 12 feet long as we found that…
Snow Stops Play!
We woke up to a thin layer of snow on some of the raised objects (off the wet ground) where it didn’t melt. The temperature is hovering around the freezing…
High Platforms x 4
This afternoon, we built 4 wooden platforms to help with the next stage of pouring concrete down the hollow columns in the ball wall of the swimming lane. In order…