Yesterday morning the men arrived and so did a cement mixer. When a cement mixer shows up you know it is a big job, as for most projects the concrete is mixed by hand right on the street. I have read/been told that when you are doing a roof it must all be done at once, if you stop and continue the next day you will end up with a leak where you joined the two pourings. Makes sense to me. It also can mean a very long work day if it is a large roof.
They spent some time building a couple of ramps for the guys to walk up to the roof on with the cement and then they got right to work. They had a big crew and the work went fast. We left and when we returned around noon, it was all done and the men were gone.
Lots of hard, physical labor involved in construction here.
The ramp to get from ground level to roof level. Try getting this past Occupational Health and Safety in Canada.
Carrying the cement up to the roof in 5 gallon pails.
Pouring the cement from the mixer right into the pails.
Smoothing the cement.
