Oh my goodness..............

There are times in life, though fortunately not too many, when I think that I may have bitten off too much.  This morning was one of those 'moments'!  Despite having a fairly good understanding of the building process, the sight of so much heavy equipment and so many highly competent men operating it all and working really hard made me somewhat intimidated.  All this just so I can 'play' trains!!

We had good rain on Tuesday morning which really helped settle the fill, but it also turned our main access track into a sloppy quagmire.  We had doubts whether heavy concrete trucks could even access the site, but it all worked out fine.

The day started early with marking out the site, followed by Frank in the Bobcat digging out the footing with his trenching attachment.

With all the reinforcing in place, after Council inspection, it was time for the concrete.  We had to get a concrete pump to distribute the concrete around the site, and it was definitely the biggest one I have ever seen!

Once the concrete was poured, it was laser levelled with various 'steps' due to the sloping site, re-bar inserted for the blockwork, and concrete blocks placed ready for building up to slab height (two rows of blocks along the front).  The blockwork will take place on Monday.

I like this picture looking through the formerly peaceful garden at the concrete truck and pumper.

It's all going very well indeed and I feel very grateful and 'spoilt' that so many people are working very hard in order that I can bring my dream of a place to show off my train collection to fruition.