The artists at work

We spent our spring break in Valley Springs.  Kevin and his brother did a good size concrete project at their parents' house during the week.

The first step was to cut out the broken section. Roughly 25x10 foot size.  We rented a walk behind concrete saw.

The saw used lots of water, which caused a large puddle at the end of the drive.  I got to sweep a bunch of it up onto the street to drain away.

Once enough cutting had been done Terry started lifting out the sections.  They would be set aside, then broken by the sledge hammer and put into the pickup.  By the end of the project, four loads of broken cement had been taken to the dump.

Next came using the pick ax to clean up the edges and put molds in on the side. Level out the dirt/clay, spread wire and suspend it so it would be in the middle of the cement, not against the ground.

Next up?  The big day....Cement truck arrived around 9:30 and the guys were ready!

A little smoothing out, and all done!

Beautiful work!  I do believe those two guys were just a little tired and sore for a few days!