ABOVE: Planning and Preparation for cement demo and install includes blocking off required parking stalls to facilitate work and ultimate arrival of cement truck. |
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ABOVE: Subject slab and plywood to protect glass sliding doors during jack hammering. |
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ABOVE: Demo work underway. Smaller, less efficient electric Jack Hammer deployed. Concrete is broken up to manageable sizes. |
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ABOVE: One can discern that the small utility truck is sufficient to handle work load thus freeing up larger trucks for other projects. Notice the heavy loads that are often transported by these utility trucks and the damage they sometimes experience. |
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ABOVE: The ground was properly compacted and two inches of sand was applied to the surface and graded for drainage. A moisture barrier is installed first, followed by the installation of the correct size, direction, and quantity of steel rebar which was cut to fit and installed on concrete shims, then wire tied at their numerous joints. |
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ABOVE: Wood forms are cut and installed around perimeter and carefully sloped to facilitate drainage of new slab. Protective construction paper is installed to protect glass from concrete splashing. |
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ABOVE: Truck arrives with cement and thanks to nearby parking stalls, the added expense of a pumper is avoided and the chute on the truck is used in its place. |
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Final Photo Available Soon |