Sylverthorne Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, Green Eyed Monsty said: Actually, cement cures best when it is kept wet. As long as you can keep the are where the cement work is to be done from flooding you shouldn't have any problems. The process of cement hardening is a curing process not a drying process. If you put your hand near a freshly poured concrete slab, as in four to twelve hours after the pour, you will quickly discover that the process of curing is generating substantial amounts of heat. GEM Addendum: For really large concrete pours they will install small diameter piping through which cool water is circulated to slow the rate of curing. This helps to prevent cracking as in a large pour the amount of heat generated in the center of the thicker sections can actually cause the concrete to crack while it cures. The Hoover Dam was one of the early applications of this technique. They built cooling towers with pumping equipment to circulate cooled water through each successive section of the concrete pour. With the high desert temperatures it was absolutely necessary to provide additional cooling for an extended period of time to the core of the concrete as each successive section was poured. GEM It's the flooding I'm worried about; when it rains around here, it really doesn't kid around. Few days of cool and damp, maybe some misting at night, then.. BLOOSH. Almost solid rain for a day or two. Soggy chickens for days, even if they stay under the coop, glaring at me... I don't mind, but they don't like to be wet. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 @Sylverthorne some friends of mine who have chickens use corrugated fiberglass sheeting for their coop roofs. Weatherproof and the lighter colored stuff allows some extra light during the day. 50 minutes ago, Kuroneko said: Saw this whilst shopping recently- glitter booze! It's so pretty! Keep this stuff away fro @Chaoswolf and @Glitterwolf, there is no telling what kind of mischief they would get into! 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted September 22, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 22, 2021 Who, me? 9 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monsty Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 20 minutes ago, Sylverthorne said: It's the flooding I'm worried about; when it rains around here, it really doesn't kid around. Few days of cool and damp, maybe some misting at night, then.. BLOOSH. Almost solid rain for a day or two. Soggy chickens for days, even if they stay under the coop, glaring at me... I don't mind, but they don't like to be wet. If they do yours the way they did ours they will install the casing and then just pour enough concrete around the top of the casing pipe to hold the pipe vertical and stationary. They won't run cement down the entire length of the casing. The "plug" will go just deep enough to support the pipe so any water that goes into the shaft will just go all the way to the bottom or whatever point there is enough material packed around the casing to prevent further descent. For our job it looks like they did about two portable mixer loads for the entire work. GEM 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redambrosia Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 12:55 PM, kristof65 said: Which is why I believe in "crowns for everyone!" Basically democracy. At least if it actually worked right. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylverthorne Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 11 minutes ago, Green Eyed Monsty said: If they do yours the way they did ours they will install the casing and then just pour enough concrete around the top of the casing pipe to hold the pipe vertical and stationary. They won't run cement down the entire length of the casing. The "plug" will go just deep enough to support the pipe so any water that goes into the shaft will just go all the way to the bottom or whatever point there is enough material packed around the casing to prevent further descent. For our job it looks like they did about two portable mixer loads for the entire work. GEM Hopefully, that'll be true. I'm afraid they might end up having to pour a pad (unlikely for the pump, from what I'm hearing, although the old one did need a pad...). I admit to being curious what's going to come out of all this; it's not something I have any experience with. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted September 22, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 22, 2021 I was just mugged by 3 cats for my KFC dinner. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuroneko Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 6 minutes ago, Chaoswolf said: I was just mugged by 3 cats for my KFC dinner. Did someone say "KFC"?!?!? 1 3 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monsty Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Sylverthorne said: Hopefully, that'll be true. I'm afraid they might end up having to pour a pad (unlikely for the pump, from what I'm hearing, although the old one did need a pad...). I admit to being curious what's going to come out of all this; it's not something I have any experience with. For our well the pump is at the bottom and we have some interesting boxes of electronics and plumbing hung on the wall of the "pump house", occupying a space about 4 ft wide and 3 ft high and 18 inches deep. Whole system runs off of a single 30 amp breaker. Water pressure is set for 60 psi and we haven't had any low pressure incidents since the day the system was turned on. GEM 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuldGrump Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 2 hours ago, PaganMegan said: So, Grump talked me into letting BD have her pirate Halloween costume for her birthday. Today she wanted to wear it to kindergarten. The least surprising thing in the history of completely unsurprising things. There was also Talk Like A Pirate Day. The Auld Grump 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaganMegan Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 2 hours ago, TheAuldGrump said: There was also Talk Like A Pirate Day. The Auld Grump No, she always talks like that. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 2:47 PM, haldir said: Nevermind, I found something more suited for my means: That looks like it is meant for the power cable that goes to a computer? maybe a printer? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 6 hours ago, Corsair said: @Sylverthorne some friends of mine who have chickens use corrugated fiberglass sheeting for their coop roofs. Weatherproof and the lighter colored stuff allows some extra light during the day. Keep this stuff away fro @Chaoswolf and @Glitterwolf, there is no telling what kind of mischief they would get into! I would never do such a thing and I can proof it! Behold exhibit A! Spoiler 1 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManvsMini Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 Ugh, overslept... that's one thing for What Happened Wednesday, but here's some others for September 22nd: 1948 – Gail Halvorsen officially started parachuting candy to children as part of the Berlin Airlift. 1979 – A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, was observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause was never determined. 1991 – The Dead Sea Scrolls were made available to the public for the first time. 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Froggy the Great Posted September 22, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted September 22, 2021 The paint on the expanding foam has dried, and it looks less like poop and more like the horrible plugs of lint you'd pull out of a drainpipe that you'd nevertheless not want to touch. 1 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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