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Got the foam footing in place, everything supported and the ends closed off.

Rolled out the lottery machine (made in Derbyshire in the good old pre-Brexaster days) and greased it up.

Site supervisor Chicken (the cat) signed off on it.

Then I dragged out some more reclaimed wood to build a mixing platform but started to notice early warning signs of a heat stroke, so I packed it up and called it a day.

Cooled my head with a banana ice cream and then ate it, too.

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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar 1d ago

Hoverfoam!

Only had to cut a tiny bit off two sections to fit around the bottom rocks. I've decided to make an overlap on the bottom, which will make a wider footing but include the rocks, rather than bodge around them with lots of foam cuts.

Less work to install at the cost of a bit more foam and concrete, but also a stronger, better insulated result.

This first section is taking forever, but a lot of things had to be worked out and the plan adapted many times.

Oh, I managed to get the concrete screws to grip in this stone - by hammering them in instead of screwing as they were designed 🤷‍♂️

So there is a row of anchor bolts under there as well now, in addition to the rebar hammered into the rocks.

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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar 1d ago

Note to self: Next time put the ends on first, not last. It'll be a lot easier. You idiot.

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