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August 11, 2006

Construction Daily

Today they assembled the aluminum forms that create a giant "mold" into which concrete is poured, becoming the foundation walls. Each panel is made of aluminum, and the outer one has a brick pattern on it to give the illusion of a finished brick wall. The wall is 10" thick and reinforced with vertical and horizontal rebar. The inside of the forms are sprayed with grease (or some other kind of release liquid so the concrete doesn't stick.)

There was a bit of a mishap today - as they were nearing the end of pouring, one of the panels broke loose from the weight of the concrete pushing outward and about four square yards of concrete spilled out onto the backyard. Luckily no one was in the way - that could have been ugly. So the HGTV crew is happy because they caught the whole thing on camera = good TV.

Enjoy the pics!

Posted by Stephen at August 11, 2006 9:41 PM