Fill the foundation together. What you need to think in advance?

Gradually approaching the day.

Day that I thought many times, all replayed in his head, trying to provide all the details ...

Pouring concrete.

I want to share right away that originally I was going to pour the foundation manually, with concrete mixer :). And in my head, knead 15 cu. meters of concrete, It is feasible.

But after Iflooded cellar (The concrete has reached a 3 cu. meters) I realized, it is an impossible task for one person, given the fact that the need to do everything in one day.

But despite the fact that the concrete I ordered from the factory, there were many other doubts.

1. Weather.

By pouring the foundation I went at the end of October. And it happened just due to my inexperience and incorrectly calculated time. (More precisely, I could not calculate it correctly). And, frankly, I had my doubts whether to fill in the fall or move in the spring. But I decided that if you put it off, the way it is constantly delayed ...

Morozov certainly was not there, but +5, +10, too, is of concern, as pouring concrete,

still need to anticipateTo at least a month there was no severe frosts, for the adoption of the basic strength. Plus, as luck would have it, a day was rainDuring which the concrete pouring also produce undesirable.

2. The road to the site.

I already told you, I did the road to your site. And it is clear that for the year, it does not normally settles. It has been several cases where KAMAZ sand vozivshie me several times barely passing, Risking to get caught up in not compacted sand.

So, that's how it will drive multi-ton concrete mixer, I imagined with difficulty.

3. Amount of workers.

As you can see from the title, all the work we did together: me and my girl. Before that, I read a lot, watched it all, really??? I found no clear answers.

Or say, "zagneshsya there." Or: "You can try"

But no one specific example, pouring the foundation together, I have not found. And here, too, I had to rely on their positive thinking.

But if I concentrated on all the problems and thought that everything would not be the way you want, you probably still sitting on overgrown areas.

So I began to do everything that depends on me:

• Of course the weather can not make plans even a week in advance. But I decided to trust our meteorologists and chose a day to rain is not expected. In this pre-prepared film which cover the foundation. (generally use it to avoid the rapid evaporation of moisture, but we on the contrary - to prevent leaching of cement).
• For greater certainty, that the road will stand mixer, I have reinforced corners on it (the battle of bricks)As there is likely to "bury".
• Well, in terms of manpower, I doubt very much. Of course, I realized that a lot of power will be left. And in order to facilitate our work done the following:

1.Zakazal concrete with fluidity P 4 that he himself as much as possible
It flowed.

2. Prepared special. tool: trowel, vibrator, etc.

3. Amassed Latok for supplying concrete to distant corners to lower
waste stripping strength of concrete.

Now it was necessary to hope for the best :)

And, I must say, we did it!

But all provide never happens.

And pouring a lot of interesting surprises. But it requires a separate article.