Dave's Pics of Progress

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Here are some pics of the form building process.

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I wanted an 1.5 inch over hang around the sides and back, and a twelve inch cantilever in the front. Here is a close up of how I used 2x4's to create this overhang.

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Just some pics of the form and supports from inside the stand.

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A pile of gravel/sand mix. And two bags of Portland cement. I should of bought three, my wife had to go grab another at the end.

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Me and my new hoe.

The best hoe I ever had.

And I really got to know this one well!

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The table, the bucket, and my daughter doing the sand shoveling.

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The first batch of concrete. Time was about 9:50a.m. And spraying down the form before the pour. It's best to start with damp forms to hold moisture in as long as possible.

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The bowl we used to measure concrete. The five gallon bucket for sand/gravel.

And the first batch in the form. I mixed 5 gallons of sand/gravel to 1 gallon of concrete and poured in about a half a gallon of water.

I tried to work from the middle to the outside, instead of from one end to the other.

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A few pics of the pour progress. Note - the long board was used to screed the concrete. We just laid the board on the outside edges of the form and swept it back and forth in a quick motion while we moved forward.

And my beautiful wife! So supportive.

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The bucket was cheap and lightweight, but it sure was heavy when full. So to pour different sections of the slab, I would lay the screed board in the direction I needed to go and slide the bucket on top of it to the desired location.