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ART
TEC
Guy
Marsden
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION LOG
PROGRESS REPORT:
July
30 pouring concrete for the barn floor
The Big Day arrived with heavy fog that burned off as
the
crew arrived to begin breaking out the old concrete
apron
in front of the main doors.
Andrew brought his wife and helper to the job, it was
Pat's
first time pouring a slab with her husband - even though
he has
over 20+ years experience.
Andrew agreed to do the job on short notice since he lives just
across
the hay field from us! Otherwise he said we'd have to wait
3 weeks
or more...
The concrete arrived around 11:30, not long after all the
forms
were set in place.
That's a lot of concrete!
After leveling it all out there was a long siesta while
the
crew waited for it to set hard enough to trowel.
Then it's back to work with the power trowel for many
passes
interspersed by more waiting for the concrete to
set
hard enough to trowel smooth.
The last pass was around 6:30 as the sun slants across the
new
floor reminding me how nice the light will be in
my new
workshop!