The forecast for Thanksgiving day was to have a high near 65, and for those of us wanting to pour concrete near the first of December in Colorado, that seemed like it was too good to pass up.
I called a rental place, and I could get a 24 hour rental on a concrete mixer for $48, and if I picked it up after noon on Wednesday, it wouldn't be due back until Friday morning - another deal that was too good to pass up. So yesterday I picked up the mixer, bought 14 bags of concrete at Home Depot, and got almost everything ready so I could start first thing in the morning.
I ended up using only 9 bags of concrete, and I have to say that the $48 for the mixer was a really good deal. It took about an hour for me to pour all the concrete and set the pier base.
Now all I need is the pier (ETA about Christmas) and to build the house to go around it. That seems like a good project for the 2+ weeks I'll be taking off at Christmas.
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| Who says Astronomy is a hobby that doesn't require physical exertion? |
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| All ready to do the first batch. |
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| The pier base - level, pointing north and sitting on top of 30 inches of concrete | |
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