After several days of filling, leveling, and rolling, the shop pad is nearing completion. We are planning to do a monolithic pour, which means that the floor and the supporting foundation, or stem walls as they are called, will be poured in a single pour rather that pouring the foundation first and then the floor in two separate pours. The critical part of a monolithic pour is getting good compaction of the pad around the edges. This is questionable with this pad due to the large amount of fill needed to level the pad. Susan is enjoying learning to operate the various equipment used in the construction process. Here she is using a large roller, and a smaller compactor called a jumping jack, or ground pounder. Another 6:30AM start to avoid the 100+ degree midday heat. We made it to 1:30pm today. We will often return in the evening for a couple of hours and work until dark. Needless to say, we're ready for an early bedtime after our day's work.
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