Ted's Pond upgrade
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The pond edge just couldn't hold out anymore and the serious rainfall has finally won. A few bits had fallen in over the last week but today it really went. Worryingly close to our boundary fence now...
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I am sure there is a concrete slab under there somewhere
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I am sure there is a concrete slab under there somewhere
If I had known you did blockwork as well I would have had you in before the rains started Dave! I have a mixer on loan from a friend now but have been unable to make any progress as with the constant rain the hole keeps filling up.
For obvious reasons I have abandoned the 'thin wall well backfilled' construction plan and was thinking I would have to lay blocks on their side instead to acheive some strength.
For obvious reasons I have abandoned the 'thin wall well backfilled' construction plan and was thinking I would have to lay blocks on their side instead to acheive some strength.
Well everyone, the weather finally came good and a few days of work, another skip and a bit of sweat and we seem to be getting somewhere. My brother even turned up for a couple of hours and cut me some blocks
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The dog couldn't handle the heat and was actually asleep by the wall. The mixer was running and I was lifting buckets full of concrete backfill over her. No rest for the wife though, she was laying the base for the extended filter housing.
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And finally, the walling was done. Still a bit of cleaning up to do before the render but at last, progress.
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Big thanks to Dave Arnold for repeatedly offering to help but I held out because it is all mine and I am proud of it!
A little bit worried about the water line that has appeared today but I am not going to let it bother me.
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The dog couldn't handle the heat and was actually asleep by the wall. The mixer was running and I was lifting buckets full of concrete backfill over her. No rest for the wife though, she was laying the base for the extended filter housing.
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/fatherted/257 ... re_006.jpg[/img]
And finally, the walling was done. Still a bit of cleaning up to do before the render but at last, progress.
[img]http://www.koivista.com/files/fatherted/258 ... re_011.jpg[/img]
Big thanks to Dave Arnold for repeatedly offering to help but I held out because it is all mine and I am proud of it!
A little bit worried about the water line that has appeared today but I am not going to let it bother me.