Working on the Sidewalk

Today the sidewalk in front of

 the parish office was poured.

One of the most important tools

 for the task was a level.

Between the front sidewalk and the Parish Office, the slope could not exceed 5% in order to make it accessible for those in a wheelchair. As a result the approach winds a bit for a smooth journey to the office.

Pouring Concrete

During Phase Two of our Pave the Way project, there are four large concrete pours. The first of those was scheduled for yesterday, but they were prepared and did it Thursday instead.

 The sensor above ...

 ... is on this machine ...

 ... and reads a signal from this stationary laser signal ...

... so this computer can make certain the level of concrete is at the exact right height in all of the parking lot.

About 35 trucks were used, arriving 

every 12 minutes full of concrete.

Despite the GPS and computer equipment, a lot of getting the concrete in place remains a work of art.

Replacing Some Stairs

We'd had some trouble with some of the stairs, so those were torn out and replaced this week.

Doesn't it look nice now?