A little more progress today... I set the pier.
The photo shows the little slab extension where the door will be that I cast a few weeks ago as well. I figured the last thing I want to be doing is negotiating a step as well as the low door either in the dark or carrying any heavy astro gear...
The pier is sitting on a 20mm bed of stiff mortar. Leveled it off, slipped the pier on and used the bolts to pull the pier down plumb. After the mortar cures, I'll tighten the anchor bolts to final tension. Should give a nice solid joint to the pier footing
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Al.