Yesterday was a long day! Up at 7am so that we could get out in the truck and collect cement and ballast, then breaking down hardcore to form the base, before Steve could mix and lay the concrete.
Steve worked until about 8pm to get the base completed, by which point it was time for a well earned pint.
This morning when we went to inspect the base, we discovered that we'd had two visitors in the night!!!! No prizes for guessing the first one, but we're not sure about the second...the footprints are tiny!
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Wet base just finished |
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The mixer had its work cut out! |
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Dry base |
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Visitor 1 |
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Visitor 2 |
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