The concrete was installed today, pumped from a truck into the forms set up earlier, then textured. It won’t be walkable for three more days, and it will take three more weeks until anyone can drive on the banding.
The concrete arrived pre-mixed in trucks, with color already added to the mix. The wet “mud” was then pumped into the forms, floated and troweled to shape it, left to cure and finally troweled and stamped into its final configuration. The color is deep and rich, but this is deceptive since it will lighten as the concrete cures. It also doesn’t look much like the color manufacturer’s on-line color chart, underscoring the need to look at actual color samples when choosing an integral color for concrete.
The next steps will be adding the irrigation and running wires for the lighting. Then, the soil will be broken up to reverse compaction done as part of the construction process, then the plants, jute mesh and bark mulch installed – along with path lighting and up-lights on the major trees.
Great work….I like your descriptions.
Thanks!