Under the Purple Hard Hat

First Photos have been updated so check those out!!


And now for something really cool.


All the work that has been done in the last few weeks has been leading up to this Friday the 22nd. All the re bar will be in place. Fences will be moved and the trucks will come in and pour a ridiculous amount of cement. There will be approximately 60 cement trucks pouring the foundation to the new dorm. So when you see the pictures next week all of the iron that we see at the bottom of the foundation should be covered by cement. The pour will begin at approximately a 6pm and go until 10am the next morning. I am told that the pour should (if all goes smoothly) will actually end at 5am but then will need to be finished and smoothed out.


Why pour in the evening and night you say?


There is additives placed in the cement to help expedite the hardening process. With the sheer amount of cement being poured and a desire to have the building last for centuries we pour at night to keep it from hardening to fast and uneven. In the sunlight the cements outer shell may harden before the center and that would not be good for the buildings longevity.


I can say as a farm kid who still likes seeing big machines I am really excited for this next milestone in the dorms construction.