{"id":447,"date":"2011-09-07T12:41:45","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T03:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/?p=447"},"modified":"2011-09-07T12:41:45","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T03:41:45","slug":"we-have-concrete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2011\/09\/we-have-concrete.html","title":{"rendered":"We Have Concrete!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The concrete truck delivered 1.6 yards of concrete today, and it was a happy thing. I think this will finally solve\u00a0 most of the flooding problem when the heavy rains come, though the water will still probably come up from underneath. So, the sump was left in, and an automated pump will be installed. Best of all, no more muddy mess when firing the kiln!<\/p>\n

The truck came at 8:30 and we finished up just before 11:00. The forms held up well with just one shifting a bit. The biggest problem was the sump form which started to crumple from the weight. It all turned out ok in the end, though. Just out of paranoia, I put a layer of ceramic fiber between the slab and the front wall of the kiln to insulate the slab. Also, there is a tube installed so the pump hose and plug will be out of sight for the most part.<\/p>\n

There was some crete left over, so I was able to put in a bit of\u00a0 a walkway\/work area out the door of the studio. This previously had a step down, which made it very difficult to roll heavy objects like my lathe stand, etc… in and out of the door. Now the step has been eliminated, and a small work area created between the kiln and the studio.<\/p>\n

Before and after pics:<\/p>\n