Day 8 - Anyone for a jacuzzi?

Thanks all, for dancing.  The sun returned and, after a warm weekend, the ground dried out a little.  

More crushed concrete arrived and was spread over the churned-up west side, just in time for the arrival of the Klargester (sewage treatment plant). It's now in situ and waiting for a delivery of concrete to set it in place. 

Hot Tub (Sewage Treatment plant) arrives

Meanwhile, Rodeo Ryan decided to dig up my hall. With his nifty bronco, the original concrete was swiftly removed and dumped in the biggest skip I've ever seen.  I'm guessing it isn't called a skip, so, I'll update when I know.

Bucking bronco

Digger Ryan in the hall

Door downstairs to South Elevation

Drains going in on the South side and almost ready to be connected to the 'hot tub'.

They're all diggers to me, but, apparently they're not!   

 

I stand corrected  - This is a Digger, NOT a Telehandler

THIS is a Telehandler

I didn't realise there was so much involved in laying a drain. It's certainly not merely digging a trench and chucking a pipe in it. The fall level is worked out during the architect's initial site survey and in accordance with building regs. The exact measurements are achieved with a theodolite*. A fossil? Ancient man? No, 'tis a clever little device that sits atop a tripod, with criss-crossy grids to help guide the man with an oversize ruler a short distance away. In this case, it was Jon on 'up a bit, down a bit' theodolite and Matt measuring-up and making sure the 'fall' of the drains was spot on.

 

Matt with a very big ruler

Theodolite*

 If you really want to know:

*A theodolite /θiːˈɒdəlaɪt/ is a precision instrument for measuring angles in the horizontal and vertical planes. Theodolites are used mainly for surveying applications, and have been adapted for specialized purposes in fields like metrology and rocket launch technology. A modern theodolite consists of a movable telescope mounted within two perpendicular axes—the horizontal or trunnion axis, and the vertical axis. When the telescope is pointed at a target object, the angle of each of these axes can be measured with great precision, typically to seconds of arc.

West side stripped naked and enjoying the sun

Sun going down in the West

As the sun goes down, it's time for me to go.  I need to sort out the official name of the property - bank requires it. Another minefield. More of that to come.

Love
BarnGirl
xx