With approval by the inspector, we can proceed to pour concrete for the footing. Mark Stanfield estimated that we would need about 12 cubic yards. The big concrete mixer trucks hold 10 yards, so we would need two deliveries. Our concrete comes from Superior Ready Mix. Mark Kennedy handled the pumping duties. The photos show how the concrete comes out of the truck and into the hopper, then into the hose and into the trench.
Some of the vertical rebar and threaded anchors need to be held in place while the concrete is poured so they remain perfectly upright.
Once the concrete is in the ground, most of the form boards can be removed and the surface of the concrete can be smoothed. It needs to be smooth because a concrete block retaining wall is going to be built on top of it and the concrete blocks need a flat surface under them. Mike Rossi who will be building the retaining wall did a lot of the smoothing of the concrete surface.
In order to keep the concrete mess out of the street, we converted our erosion control pit to a washout pit. That's where all the tools are washed and small amounts of excess concrete are tossed. When it dries out a bit, we shovel it out and let it dry before hauling it to the dump.
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