Very few things are as formidable as a massive wall of reinforced concrete and this one does not dissapoint. With surprising speed, the crew excavated the rest of the dirt and rock under the old patio, put up rebar and forms, and poured tons of concrete to complete the retaining wall. When we stopped by today, they had just removed the forms and the concrete was still setting and therefore radiating heat. This thing is simply massive (check out the workers on the right for scale). I don't remember asking for a bomb shelter, but I guess I have one now.
We were reminded of why we have to build on this scale today when a
3.5 Richter jolt rattled the Bay Area.
The next step is to put in the fourth wall where the rebar is sticking out of the floor. That will be next week.
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