Adam Smith checking out the forms (pieces of chipboard
primed against moisture and set in place with pegs).
A white layer of plastic has been put down over rebar
to strengthen and create a moisture barrier as concrete
can absorb and pass moisture through.
Rory, our youngest volunteer, wearing concrete boots
with a hoe to spread concrete into the forms as it
is poured. The rubber boots protect your clothing from
getting full of sticky concrete.
The concrete truck arrives with 20 yards of fiberglass
reinforced concrete. It took two trucks to haul and
pour our floor, with just a little left over for other
small projects at Florida Flywheelers club grounds.
Here is the crew getting the truck positioned to start
pouring concrete. This work is done very quickly and
must be properly smoothed and watered down to have
a nice finish.
This is how we signed our work, and how we dedicated
the building to my mother, Roosie.
There are no more pictures of the concrete pouring
and smoothing as I was literally in up to my knees
at the time. Just know that it is a real fast job,
and the more "hands" that you have make it easier.
And, boy, is that stuff heavy to push around! The little
fibers of fiberglass resemble dog hairs, but it is
said to make the concrete much stronger and less likely
to crack. Just
click on the school sign to see more pictures of our
school being built.
Just
click on the school sign to see more pictures of our
school being built.
