Construction 101

Well I've stooped to a new low....I have seldom spoke of work in this Blog and never planned on it.........but for lack of anything better to report I will show you all what I've been doing for the past 8 months..........


The area to the lower right has sunk 15 feet or so in the past 12 years.....our mission....(if we choose to accept it...which we unfortunately did)......build something there that won't slide into the lake.....and fill it back up to where it used to be.......

This project had challenges due to the confined, small work area and the 12% to 16% grade slopes in the work area......safety is always a top priority in our world.......

Also we installed 800 feet of HDPE Weld Joint 1 1/2" & 2" pressurized sewer line, 800 feet of 2" HDPE welded water line, 800 feet of Power Cable, new Water manhole and new sewer manhole..... (CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE)

The first of 100 holes is started...................

First off we drilled 100 24" diameter holes 36 feet into the ground , place a huge amount of rebar in the hole...then place concrete to fill it back up.......the holes had to be filled with concrete daily so they do not collapse...... 6 to 8 holes were drilled / placed daily.....
After completion of the caissons we began the "great wall" build..... the walls' foundation is the 100 piers we just drilled & placed......rebar from the piers extends into the wall.......
A number of weeks, a lot of concrete and steel and a lot of sweat (not mine) later.......
Once the wall was built and the concrete gained its' design strength we proceeded to bury it...............

This zoom view is from a mile away from atop the Sanford Dam......before the back fill began.....
the lower section of wall is still being formed.......


Approximately 10000 cubic yards of fill material later..........

The lot was filled and the paving was completed yesterday....I'll post photos of the finished product later.......... Gee , it didn't take very long to build here on this post.....?