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Thursday, April 6, 2017

Working on the Foundation of the Solar Array

Laying out the solar array on difficult ground, on the slope down
from the house.

There are 14 posts to be accurately located and fixed to the underlying rock.

Getting there, after checking and re-checking and re-checking.

Cutting and bending re-bar for reinforcement of the concrete.

Heavy duty re-bar cutter and bender.

Some of the pieces ready to be placed.

Sono Tubes will be used as forms for the concrete columns.

Drilling holes into solid rock for cementing
bolts and re-bar directly into Pender Island,
as we call any unmovable rock.

This is the re-bar structure inside one of the concrete columns.
The verticals are cemented 15cm (6") into Pender Island.

Making progress with putting together the re-bar structures.