Our new home in Belmont!

Fun in the sun. I spent the morning putting the last touches in slab prep with clearing and placing grading stakes. I somehow got the pictures out of order. LOL. This is a scene after the first truck left.

The first truck driver tearing down the chute, he has already washed it out.

Below is the end of the first truck pour. the bull float on this side is handled by a friend and concrete worker, Jerry Ward, Jerry is 68 now. Mark is on the far side with his bull float. Mark pulled Derrick of the job up the street to work with us. I said us, Sherry and the boys poured I used the camera.

This was a new wrinkle in my horn. I had never seen this little jewel. Darby is using a 12' power float. It does the work of three bull floats with much less effort. (How do you like that little thing Woody?)

Another shot of Darby and his power float. I was surprised at the size of the Concrete truck. This was a ten yard truck. When I was in business the largest was seven yards.

I switched to below photo captions for some reason, who knows why? I don't!

Darby washing off the power float using the truck hose. One thing important in concrete work is keep the tools clean. When concrete gets hard it does not forgive you for leaving it on tools.

I finally got a shot of Sherry pulling concrete as it came out the chute. Jerry is feeding it. This is the second truck, our 'tail-out' (Meaning the last order, before getting your tail out of there) was four yards. Total pour for today was 14 yards, this is a big slab.

Like everything else, there are a lot of tricks to concrete, most I never learned, used too much muscle and back work. But no matter how it is done it takes a lot of back work, and it isn't light.

This is shot is from the other end. Mark, Jerry and Darby have finished the little walkway, and are not on the last run.

Sherry is back to supervising.She that side, me this side. Darby is pulling the power float, that thing is neat. Mark and Jerry are just finishing the 'Tail-out'. WE actually had about a half yard on the tail-out truck, so they decided to just pour it on the upper side of the forms. It saves ordering a load of gravel. (I hope).

Okay, maybe tomorrow we will dance on the slab before we head out to SC for a vacation.

Yeah, we have been home three weeks, it is time for a vacation.

Thanks for sharing our slab pour with us.

Nite Shipslog

PS:

CAN VEGETARIANS EAT ANIMAL CRACKERS?

IF THE POLICE ARREST A MIME, DO THEY TELL HIM HE HAS THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT?

HOW DO THEY GET DEER TO CROSS THE ROAD ONLY AT THOSE YELLOW ROAD SIGNS?

WHAT WAS THE BEST THING BEFORE SLICED BREAD?