Exposed trench where footing and foundation will be poured.
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Showroom will be 92 feet wide and 52 feet deep. Note new entrance to existing shop on the right.
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The first stage of the "footing" for the foundation is in progress.
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Steel "rebar" is placed strategically into the cement for strength.
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Cement is poured to the required depth.
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Cement is poured to the required depth.
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Every corner and crevice needs to be filled.
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Coarse grading (in the foreground) is followed by manual troweling.
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Thousands of pounds of steel "rebar" are needed.
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Foundation almost done.
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Now, let it "set".
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Prefabricated wooden forms arrive.
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Erect the forms.
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Four-foot vertical forms in place on top of footing for foundation wall.
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Forms securely braced to withstand pressure from tons of wet cement.
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We are ready for the cement pour.
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Cement pour begins on the upright wall.
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Troweling must be done simultaneously with the pour.
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The second truck arrives with another eleven cubic yards of cement.
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The upright forms are removed exposing the finished wall.
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