The sculpting crew worked their magic on the first piece for the new NEB’s Fun World entry wall today and it looks spectacular. This section of the wall is still lying down. While our skilled team can work on sections that are upside down and high it is much easier and quicker this way. Anytime we need to climb a ladder or scaffold it takes a whole lot more time. Tomorrow we can gently lift it into its base into the vertical position with the forklift and then complete the balance of the piece.
Ready for first concrete
The first few NEB’s wall structures are coming along nicely. To make the sculpting a little quicker and easier we decided to do the top portion while the frame is still lying down. Matt showed off his considerable lathing skills to ready the giant frame for the first of the fibreglass-reinforced concrete which will happen tomorrow. When that cures we’ll be able to tip up the frame and finish off the balance of the feature. Stay tuned…
Some assembly required
There are many types of materials required to fabricate our features. Some of these supplies come from far away, such as Precision Board (California) and concrete additives (Illinois). The balance of our supplies are sourced from local suppliers who serve us very well. We love to buy in bulk and keep a good supply of all we need on hand. Surprisingly, one of the harder items to source in our area is the extra fine sand we require to mix our specialty fibreglass-reinforced sculpting concrete. To ensure we have plenty on hand we buy it by the truckload. To keep the sand pristine and dry we store it in a steel shipping container. As we ramp up for next year’s projects we are topping up our supplies. Today I kept our little tract humming as I loaded up the sand bin once again.
