Today was the longest day we've worked for a while, but 4 of us managed to hand mix and wheelbarrow and get the slab cast over the extension. It is approx 420 sq ft and we cast 5 inches thick, plus 2 beams. It took 26 bags of cement and approx 1 load of gravel - which will help us estimate for when we will be casting the roof/ceiling slab over the ground floor.
We had great weather today - hot at times but no threat of rain. We finished casting just after 5pm and the slab was holding up well with no signs of cracking - I'll wet it in the morning. We'll probably spend the next couple days clearing up the site and doing a couple minor projects and that will be it for Christmas.
It was a relief to get the entire slab done today because we initially thought we might have had to do it in sections because we were a bit cramped for space, but things worked out well.
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