Aaron and Bud Erickson (DJ Drilling) work on one of the four,
two-foot wide x 30-foot deep piers.
As the fourth pier drilling was being finished, the steel re-bar
cages arrived from Portland.
They were a bit longer than the holes were deep, so Ryan and
his son Trevor shortened them.
Bud transformed his rig from driller to crane, and lifted,
then lowered the cages into the shafts.
Plastic donuts are attached to keep the re-bar the required
minimum distance off the shaft wall.
Ryan calculates how much concrete is needed,
as Charles looks on.
The first load arrives, after backing about a mile along
the narrow road, fearing the space at the site
too tight to easily turn around in.
Trevor and Ryan guide concrete into a pier hole.
Ryan checks the drawings (how nice!)....
...then checks the pier placement.
A detail only a concrete person could love.The hooked ends are left exposed so to lock
the pier to the footing slab,
which will be part of the next pour.
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