Friday, March 29, 2019
28th March 2019
Second row started, after Dave digs it as we have drifted from the original trench.
Sheep feign indifference, but they'll be back later!
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
27th March 2019
Planting the hedge.
We chose euonymus as it grows wild here, this is an evergreen variety.
In between and more to the front will be native deciduous shrubs.
Starting at the very begining!
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Saturday, March 16, 2019
15th of March 2019
Covering up the drain behind the wall with gravel and small stones, to provide good drainage before back filling.
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
12th March 2019
Man & wall
Wobbly waffle plastic (yuk) behind the wall, to keep it dry.
Dave secures the plastic with metal pieces from an old rotary washing line.
Pouring the concrete in.
Yep ! 'Tis level (enough!)
More mixing.
Eh voilà !
Wall with plastic backing and drain running behind, ready for filling in with rubble.
11th March 2019
The plastic membrane goes behind the wall, its like a giant roll of black waffle!
A mexican or Kilroy?
Sunday, March 10, 2019
9th March 2019
Dave digs another drain, this time to collect and channel rain water collected from the roof.
Monday, March 4, 2019
4th March 2019
Dave set off to the quarry at 6:00am for the first of three trips to collect dry mix concrete.
Rudy and Stephane arrive at 8:00 just before Dave's first delivery.
They mix and pour the first batch, into the gaps between the blocks, whilst Dave after a quick coffee returns to the quarry.
Around 11:30 he brings the last load.
They work until all the concrete is poured, which is nearly 2:00 pm.
We have lunch and then they return to put shutting either side for the final layer which will level up the wall.
Here are the pictures from today:-
Friday, March 1, 2019
1st March 2019
Friday morning, some of the wall reaches its final height.
Et voilà !
Finally the cat scan....
Dave and Rudy head off in the afternoon, to fetch the dry mix cement ready for monday.
When they got to the quarry, they found that the quarry don't do dry mix on Friday afternoons 😳.
Dave will have to be at the quarry first thing Monday morning (7:00am!)😊
Before the troops arrive!!
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