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Cloister 03 - Pouring Walls

Hello, Everyone! Here's the third set of images in our pictorial history of the building of our new cloister - today, the forms were set up and the walls were poured! Hope you enjoy the photos!

Date: June 23rd, 2009
building walls
 Erecting Wall Forms
On June 23rd, the wall-builders arrived to erect the forms for the walls.
building corners
 Building Corners
Corners require special forms - inner corners, outer corners, etc.!
adding walkways
 Adding Walkways
Once the wall forms were erected, walkways were added to the outside of the forms so workers have a place to stand while pouring concrete. The walkways were only six inches wide - but they're used to working up high on narrow walkways!
spraying a non-stick coating
 Spraying Forms With Non-Stick Coating
When everything was ready, the wall forms were sprayed with a non-stick coating to make it easier to remove the forms from the walls once they're dry.
concrete trucks arrive
 Concrete Trucks Arrive
Time to pour those walls - three concrete trucks arrive for the job!
pump boom
 Concrete Pump
To make the job easier, a pump truck is used. This truck has a huge boom that can be manipulated to pour concrete in even the most far-reaching corner! Fascinating!
pouring begins
 The Pouring Begins . . .
. . . with the short front (back) walls.
pouring continues
 Pouring Continues
The boom surely makes the job easy!
bracing concrete in corners
 Bracing Concrete
Because of the 10-foot walls along the sides, wood braces had to be used to prevent the concrete from "squishing" out of the lower walls. That stuff is H - E - A - V - Y!!!
walls complete
 Walls Complete
Less than an hour after starting to pour the walls, the job was complete! Didn't need any wheelbarrows for this part of the job!
removing forms
 Removing Forms
The next morning, the wall builders arrived to remove the forms.
beautiful walls
 Beautiful Walls!
This part of the job is complete - the walls are beautiful!
walls closeup
 Walls Close-Up!
They really are beautiful!
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