First things first. The gaping hole in the foundation was backfilled with road base, leveled, and tamped down. This time a little rain is helpful - if it's a 'little' rain and 'after' the tamping is finished. The tamper is the yellow contraption in the back corner, and is called a Jumping Jack. I spy with my little eye, something excellent! It's like he said, "Concrete will make a man out of you... It might not be the man you want to be, though" Then he laughed. Concrete takes a day or two to dry enough to walk on, but at least a week before I can drive a car on it.
Lots of small steps in this project, and I get excited to see them come to fruition!
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2/18/2016 11:20:52 pm
Based on our Science class discussion with regard to the topic of this post, concrete is a mixture of paste and aggregates, or rocks. The paste, composed of cement and water, coats the surface of the fine and coarse aggregates. Through a chemical reaction called hydration, the paste hardens and gains strength to form the rock, known as concrete. A strong, durable concrete is a result of careful proportioning and mixing of all its ingredients.
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8/20/2022 05:49:20 am
Really impressive, keep up the good work. Thank you so much for sharing.
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