Yesterday the foundations were poured for the house. Four rather large concrete trucks arrived each of which holds 9m3 of concrete. Apparently these are in the area to deliver concrete to the local stadium for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. The fourth was a half load and we used 31m3 of concrete in total, but there is a small section of foundation that is outstanding. This had not been prepared so we could provide an access for the concrete trucks to the middle of the site. Nevertheless, it took around 3 hours to vibrate and level the 25MPa concrete. We could have saved around R4000 had we done the mixing
manually but this would have taken us four days. Rain was predicted but it turned out to be a stunning cloudless day. Concrete is apparently best cured when it is slightly wet, so it is necessary to spray it with water from time to time. In the late afternoon we went of and purchased some hosepipes in preparation for this. However the rain came in overnight and the entire area was given a good soaking. The timing couldn't have been better and the thunder, lightning and rose quartz crystals will hopefully combine into a good blessing for the times ahead.
Yesterday afternoon Johan and I went to check on the progress Deon has been making with our pan mixer and hoist. We discovered that the bucket would not make it far enough across the form without it hitting the form on the way up so it needed some modifications. Well it now looks like a giraffe and the name has stuck. Giraffe is also quite appropriate as our local soccer stadium is being built in such a way that it looks like a herd of giraffe
are supporting the roof. The picture on the right shows a beaded replica of the stadium and if you look carefully, you can see all the giraffe with their heads poking up above the roof. Just to make our giraffe more giraffe-like, I think we may paint it yellow. But whatever the colour, I just hope it will hold it's head up high for the duration of the project because if it's down, it means it's in for repairs.
Yesterday the foundations were poured for the house. Four rather large concrete trucks arrived each of which holds 9m3 of concrete. Apparently these are in the area to deliver concrete to the local stadium for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. The fourth was a half load and we used 31m3 of concrete in total, but there is a small section of foundation that is outstanding. This had not been prepared so we could provide an access for the concrete trucks to the middle of the site. Nevertheless, it took around 3 hours to vibrate and level the 25MPa concrete. We could have saved around R4000 had we done the mixing 
manually but this would have taken us four days. Rain was predicted but it turned out to be a stunning cloudless day. Concrete is apparently best cured when it is slightly wet, so it is necessary to spray it with water from time to time. In the late afternoon we went of and purchased some hosepipes in preparation for this. However the rain came in overnight and the entire area was given a good soaking. The timing couldn't have been better and the thunder, lightning and rose quartz crystals will hopefully combine into a good blessing for the times ahead.
Yesterday afternoon Johan and I went to check on the progress Deon has been making with our pan mixer and hoist. We discovered that the bucket would not make it far enough across the form without it hitting the form on the way up so it needed some modifications. Well it now looks like a giraffe and the name has stuck. Giraffe is also quite appropriate as our local soccer stadium is being built in such a way that it looks like a herd of giraffe
are supporting the roof. The picture on the right shows a beaded replica of the stadium and if you look carefully, you can see all the giraffe with their heads poking up above the roof. Just to make our giraffe more giraffe-like, I think we may paint it yellow. But whatever the colour, I just hope it will hold it's head up high for the duration of the project because if it's down, it means it's in for repairs.
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