The Concrete Is Here!

If you were anywhere near Long Bay Rd & Blanding Blvd Friday you would have seen the convoy of concrete trucks heading in and out of North Fork. The trucks were on site bright and early Friday morning to begin pumping concrete into the pool - and we were there!

The concrete truck hooks up to this huge crane type truck that pumps the concrete through a hose into the pool.

Each truck holds 10 yards of concrete and it took about 11 trucks just to pour the floor!

As the concrete is pumped into the pool, workers spread it to get out air bubbles and make sure it is evenly spread.

Everyone has to work quick; from the time the truck is filled they only have 90 minutes to get to the camp and get it pumped and spread before the concrete starts to harden. It is a long day and a lot of hard work!

When a truck is empty it has to go to the concrete washout area to clean out any unused concrete.

If they don't the concrete will harden in the holding tank and it would to be chipped out by hand - UGH! The unused concrete is washed out into a bin and is later recycled and reused in roadway projects.

This is the biggest transformation the pool has taken and it is really fascinating watching and learning about what it takes to get from dirt to water. More to come next time.