In the evening, team members got together to prepare the piles that will support the GreenShed's foundation and structure. We augered 11 holes (each 8 inches wide and 4 feet deep), placed cardboard sonotubes in the holes, cut rebar, mixed our own concrete and then poured the piles. The forecast for Wednesday calls for rain, so we wanted to get the piles poured and starting to set as soon as we could. This step also had to happen before the forms could be built for the grade beam (foundation).
Volunteers worked late into the night, thanks to Ralph's flood light and Cheryl, Ayden & Heather's pizza run into Fort Qu'Appelle. The piles will start to set overnight and work can begin tomorrow on the form for the grade beam.
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| A few final measurements before augering the holes. |
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| Our philosophy - measure twice (or three times), auger once! |
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| Ayden and Crispin cut the sonotubes to the proper length. |
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| Augering the holes and putting sonotube in place. |
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| Late-night concrete mixing for the final few piles. |
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| Clinton and Greg pour the last pile of the night. |
Wonderful blog, Heather!
ReplyDeleteIt's really fun to follow your progress.
I love the idea of the bug hotel.
Keep on truckin'!
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