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A few last minute preparations before the concrete pour begins. This box in the utility room will leave a hole in the floor for the air conditioning duct coming down from the roof to the first floor. Coco is installing one of the stan-dards for the railing around the front porch. The concrete pouring squad has assembled ready for their remark-able high-speed balancing act. Each man wears a folded paper hat which he has made from heavy paper, usually a cement sack. The hat provides a solid, flat surface for the bucket of concrete which the man will carry balanced on his head. |
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Two
men keep the mixer going to supply concrete to 6 carriers. This
job consumed 80 sacks of cement. |
A static picture cannot show the awesome speed with which these guys move. |
One ladder for up and one for down. They preferred to use their own ladders rather than the stairs. |
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At times there were as many watchers as workers as several neighbors came to view the concrete ballet. |
Enrique holds a rod for vibrating the concrete to insure a complete fill. Iniz trowels the surface smooth. |
The total lapsed time from start to finish was 6 hours including an hour lunch break. |