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OnDaFence 36M/44M
44267 posts
9/16/2018 8:33 pm

Last Read:
9/19/2018 9:52 pm

A Busy Weekend



Most of the weekend I busied myself out in the Beemer Pad. I laid in the last course of cement blocks and grouted many of them after setting the connecting reinforcing iron. I set and connected the electrical too. The sump pump has to wait for the final formed pour for the proper elevation. That scanky looking broken block wall in the forefront is a retaining wall to hold the fill sand at the proper level and will be covered by the final slab. I set the rebar mat and poured the far slab today. If I get any time tomorrow I will try to remove the forms and get them set for the next pour after JD (with Ronnie's keen assistance) gets the angel iron cut and welded up for me. This next slab is critical for the top landing before descending down the steps into the pit. God help me to get this done and the ramp out before harvesting begins.

OnDaFence 36M/44M

9/16/2018 8:36 pm

I wanted to be painting in the decorative panels and coffered ceiling had JD not gotten hurt.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

9/16/2018 8:37 pm

I did at least get the wall panels primed in.....just have to see how harvest and the temps go.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

9/16/2018 8:39 pm

yesterday was 92 F and today 85 F ,,,, if it keeps going like this I will have it done with ease.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

9/16/2018 8:39 pm

Just NO RAIN please!


Hungr4Yungr 75M
5766 posts
9/16/2018 8:52 pm

Concrete work is back breaking labor. When I was younger I did my fair share of it, mostly hand-mixing the concrete. Later, I bought a small cement mixer which helped a bit. I hope you get it all finished off so Beemer can enjoy winter indoors. Good work!


strtsexboy_1 64M
764 posts
9/16/2018 9:56 pm

Careful you might anger the gods, with the please don't rain LOL


OnDaFence 36M/44M

9/16/2018 10:01 pm

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    Concrete work is back breaking labor. When I was younger I did my fair share of it, mostly hand-mixing the concrete. Later, I bought a small cement mixer which helped a bit. I hope you get it all finished off so Beemer can enjoy winter indoors. Good work!
Had I known just how back breaking to would be I think I would have hired it done. Probably paid through the nose for it but at least it would be done by now. It will be close probably depending on the weather and the harvest.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

9/16/2018 10:03 pm

    Quoting strtsexboy_1:
    Careful you might anger the gods, with the please don't rain LOL
I can still do the cement in the rain since it is indoors.... just more of a pain in the ass.


jrodd 65M
4396 posts
9/17/2018 4:40 am

Where no man has gone before (star trek episode). Mitchell with the glowing eyes says"He deserves a decent burial at the very least"the grave materializing. Forcing captian Kirk to clasp his hands together with his god like power says "Pray that you die easy". Mitchell commands.


bychance4709 61M

9/17/2018 8:45 am

Hurry up and get done..........I have some concrete work for you to do!!!


OnDaFence 36M/44M

9/17/2018 6:53 pm

    Quoting jrodd:
    Where no man has gone before (star trek episode). Mitchell with the glowing eyes says"He deserves a decent burial at the very least"the grave materializing. Forcing captian Kirk to clasp his hands together with his god like power says "Pray that you die easy". Mitchell commands.
A Viking dies Hard! Fighting to his last breath! I found some amazing pictures you gotta see some night when your up late,


OnDaFence 36M/44M

9/17/2018 6:54 pm

    Quoting bychance4709:
    Hurry up and get done..........I have some concrete work for you to do!!!
I am working on it yet tonight! I probably won't be blogging and late into chat.


jrodd 65M
4396 posts
9/18/2018 2:04 am

It just reminded me of that grave on Star Trek lol. You can fight the Gorn a reptilian Kirk fought with .


OnDaFence 36M/44M

9/19/2018 9:52 pm

    Quoting jrodd:
    It just reminded me of that grave on Star Trek lol. You can fight the Gorn a reptilian Kirk fought with .
JD says it is a Bunker now.... Maybe we are taking on the Empire while I wasn't looking!