After we topped the west wall, we decided to work our way around the north wall, leaving the south wall for the grand finale. In order to do this we built up a small section on the east wall bringing it up to the four foot level of the north wall.
Setting forms where there wasn’t anything to set them on proved to be difficult. What we did was used 2x4 stilts. This in its self wasn’t the difficult part. What was tough was plumbing and leveling forms that were basically hovering in the air. Once we got everything straight and true, the pouring wasn’t anything different.
Also, in the spirit of multi-tasking, the well has been drilled and Jenn started doing the pointing. The well is 190 feet deep and the water line is fished in under the foundation. The water has been sent to the lab and we are eagerly awaiting the results.
It didn’t take Jenn long to get her pointing system down. Just like everything else, it takes longer than we would have thought but she’s getting pretty good at it. We plan to do a before and after of the pointing process, but we haven't gotten around to it yet.
Even Bailey came out to help.
The walls look great. I've seen slipforming that was much less carefully done - without sanding the sides effectively. I still liked it, but the concrete was all over the rocks and had a much less finished look...I suspect that's much easier :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're right. Without the sand the process (which I still mean to blog in detail) would be quicker but I don't think we would be as happy with the outcome.
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