Well, its the end of the first day, and boy did they do some serious work! Practically non-stop from 9am to 6pm, two to three guys jackhammered out the old concrete, hauled it away, dug out the new section for the parking pad and laid in new gravel.
Finally, the compacted the gravel and laid rebar on the first third. I was amazed how much three guys could do in a day. Their bobcat had a jackhammer attachment and a scoop. It really made the work go quick.
Over lunch, my brother dropped by and let me ride his Harley 'rat-bike' he'd been working on over the summer. Loud, hard to steer, no gauges, dials or blinkers, a really tough clutch and together with the gear shift on the wrong side - what fun! And I didn't even kill myself!
Tomorrow, they will start again. This time at 7am with the first pour. While that sets, they are to compact and lay rebar on the second section for the second pour. And then, if everything goes well, they will finish compacting and laying rebar on the last section for the final pour. A whole new driveway in just 2 days!
Then I have to put all the dirt back. Bummer.
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