Sunday, August 5, 2012

By the Light of the Moon

It began at 5:30 am on Friday, August 3, 2012.  The first cement truck arrived just as the pumper was set up.  The first of 10 trucks unloaded the cement onto my lot.  By the light of the moon . . .


It was fascinating watching truck after truck arrive, hook up to the pump, unload its contents, watch the cement being directed to the proper formed spots in my foundation - all efficiently and expeditiously!  By about 9:30 the cement pouring was done; the concrete finishers still hard at it!




Curtis had surgery Monday on his right foot.  But he was there to oversee this critical stage of my home build.  At one point he was alerted to a problem with the forms around my courtyard.  He confirmed the problem, directed the correction and had it fixed before the cement set in that area.


Pouring concrete is like a dance.  All the participants have their individual roles but they must all perform their part well for the performance as a whole to be successful.  They did and it was.  Bravo!

So, concrete has been poured and finished.  My tiles have been inserted (see previous post) and we're ready for framing to begin Monday!






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