A Concrete Solution

Saturday: (09/29) I had the last of the corned beef hash for breakfast. Lou and Dawn had cereal and then were off early on the rummage sale circuit.


Ernie and I started with moving the last of the base-rock from the driveway. We now have a a clear driveway again. There was quite a bit left and I wanted to minimize the extra moving of the pile so prepared a spot where at least part of it is in its final resting place the the rest is piled on top of that and the pile is in a good spot to remain, possibly all winter. It will eventually be the base for a walkway across the rear of our house.


We then started pouring the concrete for the slab floor for Lou's pottery shed. We started the pour about 10:45 and finished at 1:00. Lou made homemade egg rolls for lunch. Very good. I spent the afternoon finishing the concrete surface. A lot of troweling interspersed with other clean up tasks or just relaxing. Dinner was sour bratten beef with baked potatoes and cauliflower.

Sunday: (09/30) Today was forecast as a heat wave day. While yesterday was in the low 80's today will be in the low 90's. We were forecast to have a couple of days like this.


In the morning I prepared for the second pour by removed and changing forms and adding some rebar. I also collected the bags of concrete that will be needed to finish the second pour for the slab.

Monday: (10/01) I spent the day in the office and computing. Nice to have a day off. Breakfast was bacon, eggs and hashbrowns. Lunch was chow mein ala Lou. Lou made enchiladas and chili rellenos for dinner. 

Tuesday: (10/02) Up and at it early again. It's reported to be another hot day. Our two day heat wave forecast stretched into several. Ernie and I poured the second half of the pottery shed floor. We were finished pouring a little after 11am and I finished the final troweling by 3pm. That's a nice task to have completed. Lou was busy with the laundry and cleaning the car. Lunch was a chicken pot pie. I went over to Fry's Electronics to look for a new laptop computer but didn't decide on one yet. Lou made an Iranian chicken salad for dinner.