Concrete Pour

Yesterday was a big day out at the property. With all the ICF in place and plumb, some 5 mixer trucks lined up (staggered throughout the morning) to offload tons of concrete mix into the forms.

My wife and I paid a visit to the site during the early part of the process, to watch and to chat with our builder. The storm shelter is now a fully encased concrete bunker, and the exterior basement wall forms are all filled. Once these set, the floor trusses will arrive and the framing stage will begin.

The photos below, including the panoramic views, were taken by my father-in-law shortly after I left the site to go back to the office. Click to enlarge.

Finally, a video, because there ought to be a video. The highlight of the embedded video below is the hydraulic pumper. The mix comes down the chute into a reservoir on the pumper. The piston-based hydraulic action then pushes the mix into what I guess to be a 6-inch diameter tube that the crew uses to pour. It's loud, but cool. Kinda brings out the Tim Taylor in me. Sure beats the kettle mixer I used in Brazil back in 1994.


Two more videos, Pour 1 and Pour 2, just for fun.