Well the invite is out for the pier wetting.
Had a big week this week. Poured the pier and posts last Saturday, welded the tops on the posts and welded the bearers to the posts this Sunday. I finally feel like I'm making progress.
I'm not overly happy with the outcome of the pier. I was about 200mm short of concrete for the pier so I used a couple of bags of post mix to finish it off.
Not very impressed with the quality of the mix. It shouldn't be a real issue as there is plenty of steel for me to get bolts inside of, but all the same it looks a bit shoddy and is a bit soft. I may even cut the top 200mm off, cap it and use the solid stuff underneath.
Anyone like a job cutting through a 350mm concrete pier with a Makita 91/4" saw with a cutoff disc
Anyhoo, here the shots from Sunday. (Don't mind the quality of the shots. While I might be able to take the odd image of the night sky, my terrestrial attempts often leave a great deal to be desired.
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