Concrete!

We are getting concrete poured today inside the station! Late yesterday afternoon Peter and I (mostly Peter) set up a heater inside and some fans. With the weather we've been having lately we would never be able to pour without some added heat. Needless to say - both Peter and I were awake early this morning wondering if we should go over and check things over! This is well beyond my comfort zone and stretching for Peter as well. We waited though until 7:00 - when we were supposed to be there to open up for the siding fellows to get their stuff out of the building.

This morning Kevin Braun and his crew (8 fellows) were inside warming up boots and waiting for the concrete truck to arrive. We had to hire a pumper truck again. With the doors opening and closing continually, the air cooled down a fair amount. I went upstairs to our suite to check out the temperature and it was nice and comfortable up there. I even had to pull off my toque! The son of some friends of ours was working with Kevin this morning, Daryl Ward. While chatting with him we found out Daryl knows Kevin from church. Cool!

In the first picture you can see the pumper truck getting the hoses set up for the pour before the concrete arrives. In the second picture notice the gable end finished until we can get it stuccoed next spring. It was so neat to see the batten boards go on yesterday! (The other side is being done today.) It looks more like what we have been envisioning with the gable being finished this far. In the third picture you can see the pouring inside of the slab. Notice the steam rising off the concrete!









If all continues to go well the framer will be in there tomorrow working on main floor walls. We have another trip to Red Deer this afternoon to pick up one more heater! An electric one this time - the last one Action Rentals has available! Just like insulated tarps, heaters are going to be in big demand now too!

It will be so exciting to walk on a main level concrete floor! I can hardly wait - but I promise not to be too quick about it and leave footprints behind!