Thursday 24 April 2008

Day 40 - Concrete anyone?

The day of the pour.

The first of eight cement mixers arrived on site this morning at 7:45 and the concrete began to flow. The site was all ready and prepared with the damp proof membrane complete and the steel meshing in place.

The ground workers' spirits fell slightly when they learned that the concrete pump that they had booked hadn't turned up so they'd have to move the concrete around the old fashioned way until we could get another brought over, but once they got stuck in progress was good.

I'll pop back later today to see how they got on.