Monday 29 July
It's been perfect weather for bricklaying for a change, even better, it's been ideal for getting some concrete down so that even more bricklaying can be done. The spotlight is slowly moving over to the down side with the channel wall already raised, the main thrust is around the inlet and cess outfall that need to be constructed.
The footings for the south wall extension have been dug out, they are following the line of the brick channel that was covered by pipe when we started here. This has saved a bit of effort as there's a solid base to work up from.
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Nigel digging out the footings on the down side
(Photo: Alastair) |
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| Down side south wall, increased height |
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| Footings for the wall extension |
More supplies were brought down from the yard to keep the team busy.
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| Bricks and cement loaded for transfer |
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Dave stores the bricks under the bridge
(Photo: Alastair) |
The bit of grass remaining between Culverts 11A and 11B on the up side was cut back.
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| Area needing a trim |
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Stuart runs the flail along the hedge line
(Photo: Alastair) |
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| Clear run between the culverts |
The shuttering was removed from the up side cess outfall
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| Up side cess outfall |
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| Roger adding the new headers to the south wall |
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Roger, Stuart, Nigel and Dave all busy on the down side
(Photo: Alastair) |
There's some old concrete left where the new wall is going to go, we are just building up on top of it.
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| Shuttering down for the concrete |
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| Part of the concrete footings laid |
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| Culvert 11A, Down side, South wall level raised |
By the end of the day, the progress was visible
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| Down side, original south wall raised |
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| Up side, 125 headers laid out ready to go on the north wall |
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| Brick arch, the former will be ready for moving on Thursday |
What a Gang, real pro's at work. I passed by today (30th) on the cushions in the pouring rain, and noticed all the materials tidily under wraps, is all this rain running where it should do now? It must be pleasing to see the water draining away as should even if the down side is not quite complete yet.
ReplyDeletePowli Wilson
The work done is absolutely tremendous and each and everyone involved deserves praise. Just a question though is the crack on the wing wall safe as well as the coping stones on the top. Is that going to be repaired as well or is it still structurally sound.
ReplyDeleteStephen Smirmth.
Secunda
South Africa
I'd asked about the crack (it's in the comments a month or two back), and the reply indicated that apparently it is stable (it's been just like that for donkey's years, and old grouting in it has remained intact), but they are keeping an eye on it.
DeleteNoel
Found it; it's in the post from 11 July 2019, 'Stanton - Moving up a gear'; there's a para in the post itself about it.
DeleteVery interesting to look back at the early posts, to see the images of how things were to start with. Tremendous progress/improvement since then! Great job, all, and a lot of hard work!
Noel
What a hell of a job. Very well done gentlemen. You will be pleased to see it finished
ReplyDeleteTotally agree, a superb job!
ReplyDeleteThank you all for the kind words; As we are all volunteers, we are doing the job because we want to not because we have to. Perhaps the enthusiasm for what we are doing shows through in the end product.
ReplyDeleteStuart
Sure does! (as they say across the "Pond".
ReplyDeletePowli Wilson
Another great job almost completed, do you keep technical records of the work done? Well done to you all a very profesional job done there, now i have a small job for the team i will call it HS2A for now, when could you start? LOL!!!!
ReplyDeleteRegards
Paul & Marion.