April Update - Weeks 3-4
Work on the retaining wall has started, the first concrete footing have been laid with steels in place tying the blocks to the foundations. Following a delivery of 500 concrete blocks two courses of the wall have been laid. Each block weighs 25kg and steels run through every block vertically and in long lengths horizontally between courses. The hollow blocks are then filled with concrete, setting the steels in place; we are building a wall here that will last for centuries!
My brother, David, kindly volunteered his services for a weekend and with his help the first section of the wall is now about 5 courses high.
Within the last week, David and Paul attempted their first few pins having lowered the inside ground level to approximately 750mm below the bottom of the walls.
Work on the retaining wall has started, the first concrete footing have been laid with steels in place tying the blocks to the foundations. Following a delivery of 500 concrete blocks two courses of the wall have been laid. Each block weighs 25kg and steels run through every block vertically and in long lengths horizontally between courses. The hollow blocks are then filled with concrete, setting the steels in place; we are building a wall here that will last for centuries!
My brother, David, kindly volunteered his services for a weekend and with his help the first section of the wall is now about 5 courses high.
Within the last week, David and Paul attempted their first few pins having lowered the inside ground level to approximately 750mm below the bottom of the walls.
posted by Karen & David at 5:39 AM
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