Thursday, August 2, 2007

Concrete Arrives-Day One


The concrete truck arrived at 1 pm with the 8.25 yards that I ordered... Brother Drew and wife Laura were on hand for the pour. Good thing. The driver was really helpful and an excellent pourer. It took a while but we pulled it off, me and Drew screeding and Laura helping out with the rake. Son Ned took some photos and video. I built a quick form for the overflow just before the truck arrived and used some of the extra to pour a stoop off the back door. This pour was about 15 minutes long. (It seemed a lot longer!)
I started bull floating a little late but it went pretty well for the first try. The surface is level and has just enough roughness or "tooth" to provide an excellent surface for tile adhesion.

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