When my baby smiles at me, I go to Reo...

The foundations of this gargantuan building require reinforcement. And, because, unlike the previous owners of this place, we understand the importance of reinforcement... this was a job that was very carefully considered, and undertaken with much precision.

I asked Adam to give me the specs of the reinforcement... and this is what he told me:

They used 50 metres of trench or cage mesh to complete the job. If you've ever wondered what 50m of trench mesh looks like... well, this is not a very good photo! But a photo nonetheless...

The trenches were 600mm deep. The mesh was installed in 6 metre sections, and needed to overlap by 0.5m.

I asked, "How did they stay where you put them?" (honestly, I said that... like, as if they would get up and run away if not restrained)...
Adam said,"We tied them together".
"With what??"
"Ties"
"Made of what??"
"Wire"....

So, apparently, they used tie-wire to tie each section together, to avoid a mass reo break for freedom.

One other thing Adam told me was that the mesh sits on "chairs" placed every 2 metres to keep it off the ground. Well, at least, if nothing else, the reo is comfy.

Here are some pictures of the final product (I should have rotated them, but couldn't be bothered working it out once uploaded here). The building inspector approved their work early on a Friday morning... which was very convenient as the concrete pour was already booked in for the following day.