A bloke needs a shed

[LoBelly]

We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?
Lee Iacocca

[Aussie Mike]

Not much progress, the rain must be keeping the builders away.

The water tanks turned up this morning at least. 2x 23,500L tanks should keep the gardens alive over summer. It's a pity they weren't in position and hooked up, I could have been collecting some of this nice rain.

Moving them will be interesting as they weigh over 400KG each. But I'm told once you get them up on their side they are fairly easy to maneuver with a couple of people.


I'm very impressed with the quality of these tanks. Much better than the one connected to the house. Anyone considering installing a tank should talk to the guys at Global Rotomoulding http://www.globalwater.com.au/
Really nice guys to deal with.

Cheers

[Aussie Mike]

A big step forward today on the shed. The concrete floor went in. Hooray!!

I went for a 6" slab of 32MPA concrete with F72 mesh in it. It's actually more like 7" in the middle where the hoist will go.

These pics probably give a better perspective of the size of the shed. The concrete trucks hold 6 cubic meters of concrete and we had 6 of them in during the day. The drivers were able to back right into the shed and unload so no need for wheel barrows or a concrete pump.


It was a tight squeeze getting them in the door. We were a little worried that once they had dumped the concrete the load coming off the suspension might mean the truck wouldn't get back out but we had about 2 or 3 inches clearance at the top of the door.



The guys didn't finish till about 8:30PM. They were working it over with a helicopter float to give it a burnished finish. It looked pretty good under lights but I can't wait to see it in the daylight.

Cheers