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The view from the north east corner of garage, showing the filled
in garage, upon which the floor will be laid, but also the entirety
of the rear wall.
From the south east corner of the block, showing the bathroom and WC
plumbing and the filled in garage.
Plumbing for the en-suite, on the southern western corner.
The plumbing for the powder room - adjacent to the front door.
The pipes in the background are left overs from those which Dave the plumber
bought with him last week. They will be used, just not now.
From the north east corner of the porch, showing the drain for
the kitchen sink, and further back, the powder room.
Ah, the concrete pumper has arrived. This is the small truck, as opposed
to the larger truck of last time. Small enough to drive directly onto the block.
The working end of the concrete pump. I must admit that looking into
the hopper (before the concrete arrived!) was not especially enlightening.
It appears the concrete is sucked into the hole on the lower left, then
comes out the pipe to the right of that hole. The pipe comes out the
back and connects to the hose/piping to deliver the concrete.
Ah, the concrete truck arrives. Being a smaller truck, it can
back up the driveway - both because it will fit, and will not damage
the drive.
Getting the concrete truck into the correct position to feed into
the pumper's hopper.
As the concreters are getting ready to start, Garry (left) and Ryan
(right) and Phil (backhoe) are continuing to distribute the dirt to
fill the area around the walls in preparation for getting the slab
set to pour.
Getting ready to pump the concrete into the wall.
Pump away. That's going to be one strong wall - especially being laid
on rock, with steel rods drilled into the underlying rock.
Team work in action. The crew on the right move along filling the
hollow bricks, and the man on the left follows to level out the
top.
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The Great Cover Up
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