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darkemeralds) wrote2010-07-17 03:09 pm
darkemeralds) wrote2010-07-17 03:09 pm
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Concrete accomplished!
I have poured the concrete. After much muddling about in my mind about how to mix and transport 120 lbs of concrete, I ended up just slitting the bags open right in the wheelbarrow what brung 'em to the backyard, and running the hose in there.
Mix with shovel.
Shovel into bucket.
Dump bucket into form.
Repeat several times.
Note my sophisticated concrete form made out of leftover plywood and duct tape. The concrete I bought EXACTLY filled the form, once I scraped every last bit of it out of the wheelbarrow. Reminder to self: concrete is EXTREMELY DRYING TO THE HANDS.
The worst is over. It really is. Now I can just finish painting and clean up. Basically. I hope.
Mix with shovel.
Shovel into bucket.
Dump bucket into form.
Repeat several times.
Note my sophisticated concrete form made out of leftover plywood and duct tape. The concrete I bought EXACTLY filled the form, once I scraped every last bit of it out of the wheelbarrow. Reminder to self: concrete is EXTREMELY DRYING TO THE HANDS.
The worst is over. It really is. Now I can just finish painting and clean up. Basically. I hope.
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About the step: could you cast a negative mold with something rubbery, fill it with concrete, flip it onto the step while it's still wet so it dries in place, and then peel off the mold?
I seem to remember from The Whole Earth Catalogue that there's a barrier cream you can smear all over your hands and then the concrete comes OFF your hands like a glove because it molds to the barrier cream.
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I need some of that barrier cream. It would be nice for painting, too.