The new deck – June 7

Mixing and pouring cement

As predicted, we were knee deep in cement this weekend.

Got three of the holes filled with the sticky goupy stuff (which it turns out, when mixed to the right consistency, sounds vaguely like cow patties leaving the cow and hitting the ground.. lovely).

Both of our backs are really sore, but once again The Claw totally came thru for us (I feel a little like a Canadian Tire ad or something)… we poured about a third of the cement into the white bucket pictured to

The post hole with a brace on top

the left, added water and then ‘mulched’ the stuff together with The Claw. Worked great – that tool has paid for itself twice over already in my opinion.

So, three of the nine posts are poured.

Next week, more concrete, and we’re widening the center post to accomodate a 12″ sono-tube instead of a 6″… so more digging and more shop vaccing! YAY!