Excavation & Earthworks

No!! Wally and Joe were not comparing the size of their shovels. Nor were they competing to see who could move the most dirt.

What they were doing, was preparing the surface for the new slab extension. This will provide a wider (3 metre) flat hard concrete surface in front of The Shed to enable more outside working area or possibly a sitting place for those not gainfully employed. At the very least there will be more walking area to get to and fro access at the front of The Shed & between the woodwork and metalwork sections.

Does Joe have a license to drive that big toy.

Joe handled the excavator like a professional. He detrucked and retrucked the machine and made good use of the time it was on the ground. The turf was cleared from in front of the old concrete apron and the area to the southern end of the Metalwork slab was leveled and compacted. Joe even found some surprises in the among the soil but nothing is too big for Joe when he is at the controls of the biggest toy the shed has ever seen. Pity we had to give it back.

This final picture records the work done by Joe and Wally to ensure that the he new slab will be at the right level. They also achieved the levelling at the side of the shed for a future garden. They have also compacted the earth to ensure the whole is stable and sculpted a battered descend that retains the aescetic of the site and allows for mowing.

AND... it is all ready to be be formed up for concreting and completion before the team turn up to construct the new metal work extension.