Thursday, 4 November 2010

Finally getting on

Saturday 30 October

Got lots done today and yesterday.  Finally the foundation blocks are going into position, as Dave perfected the mortar mixing technique and I pressure washed loads of gravel.
 


This is how much soil turns into how much gravel - it's very stony ground:




 Below is our locally-sourced, home-made tamper - for setting the gravel firmly into the bottom of each hole.  Just after taking this photo I knocked it over and part of the top (rotten from lying on the ground for years) fell off.  Still, the base is firm enough.

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