Dry Footing - Redi-Form Delivery - 1st Course Goes Down

Today started by checking the footing after it dried, making sure that the concrete had settled well, and was now ready to be built upon. A crew from local surveyors - Jeff Blackwell & Associates - are pinning the corners making it "true to the plans," this process took about 2 hrs.



After checking the footing, the first delivery of reddiform blocks arrived. The blocks measure -
9 5/8"x 12"x 48" - and one "group", as seen in the photos is five cells long. The blocks are light, one group - five cells - weighs 3 pounds.






Once the blocks were stacked, we then shoot 2"x 4"x 12' boards into the footing to serve as an outline and a brace for the blocks.




Finally, we set the first row of blocks. Setting the blocks in not difficult, the only time consuming part is cutting and wiring the short peceies of metal rebar into the blocks.