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The Ruth G. Trillich Memorial School

Building Project in Progress - April, 2001

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.