Pouring the Cement for Atlin Shop Day 2

 Our friends (Henri, Chris, Paul, and Norm) showed up in force to help, armed with rubber boots, rakes and shovels.  Bryan and Vikki have helped pour lots of cement floors over the years.  It's hard work but lots of fun.  Everyone was assigned a job.  Three Cement loads have been ordered.    Bryan is in the backhoe placing the cement in the far corners.

 Ree bar is laid through out the pad and tied with clips.  The ree bar is raised with small rocks so that it is suspended over the gravel.  The stakes that you see are to act as guides for the cement level..  The cement comes to the top of the stake.  You place the stakes using string as a level.

 We were able to rent a cement finisher from Pine Tree Service in Atlin.  That is Paul finishing the edges and Bryan on the electric vibrator.  Notice the small pieces of ree bar inserted into the wet concrete.  The walls will have holes drilled in the bottom and will drop down on to these bars.

 Henri going for more water to splash on the setting concrete.  Note the quickly built small pads to use up the extra cement.  We'll use those for walk ways.

 This is the little house across from the lots.  It used to be a house of women who made the life of a gold miner more fun.



The tall building is on the south side of our little lots.  It used to be a Restaurant way back when.