Friday, October 29, 2010

Construction Day 4 - mixing concrete


Having erected all 20 columns on Wednesday,
the team got down to the serious business of mixing concrete
and hauling it to each column.

Each team member was asked to put his name
on a column.  Later a small plaque will be placed 
with their name beside each column. 
Craig and Freddy pose by Craig's column.

Some of the first concrete gets poured into a hole.
Large rocks are placed into the hole
before concrete is added.

Some rocks were TOO big to lift easily.
So, the guys busted them into smaller pieces.

Johnny, the animal, gets a workout loading 5 gallon buckets
of sand & gravel mix into the concrete mixer.
Several guys helped him by loading the buckets.

Anthony hauls a wheelbarrow load of concrete
to a distant hole.

Deacon Juan Ayala chips in by helping haul 
large rocks to the holes.

Quite a pile of rocks to choose from.

The team donated just over $3000 for supplies.
This went for rebar and for cement mix.
Shown here is the delivery of rebar.

Anthony hauls a fresh load of concrete.



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