The forms came off this morning. When I added the blocking I tacked them on with my nailer using 1" brads, then added deck screws to hold them tight. In retrospect, I should have passed on the deck screws. I knew that there was no way the blocks were coming out with the side forms, so I had to dig more to make room for a screwdriver. [url=lsc.cvsry.com/NewSw-12-1200.jpg]
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[/url][color=blue]Forms off but blocks in place - FF: Click to Enlarge - IE: Right Click Photo and select Open Link in New Window to Enlarge[/color] Getting the blocks out was a real treat. Next time they won’t be single pieces and they will be treated with oil to aid release. [url=lsc.cvsry.com/NewSw-13-1200.jpg]
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[/url][color=blue]The blocking for transition points removed - FF: Click to Enlarge - IE: Right Click Photo and select Open Link in New Window to Enlarge[/color] I really expected these small blocks to be the most troublesome, but they weren’t too bad. I was working on green concrete so I did loose some of the edges, but all-in all not bad. The middle block was the easiest because it was two pieces. I didn’t fare so well with the larger blocks. I even tried splitting the blocks with a chisel, but that didn’t help. [url=lsc.cvsry.com/NewSw-14-1200.jpg]
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[/url][color=blue]Block removed, along with some of the concrete - FF: Click to Enlarge - IE: Right Click Photo and select Open Link in New Window to Enlarge[/color] Chiseling the last block put too much stress on the corner and it broke right off. [url=lsc.cvsry.com/NewSw-15-1200.jpg]
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[/url][color=blue]Lost the corner and most of the transition point - FF: Click to Enlarge - IE: Right Click Photo and select Open Link in New Window to Enlarge[/color] [url=lsc.cvsry.com/NewSw-16-1200.jpg]
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[/url][color=blue]End result with forms off and blocks out - FF: Click to Enlarge - IE: Right Click Photo and select Open Link in New Window to Enlarge[/color] I immediately went to work on the repair. This time I oiled the forms and made sure there were pieces I could remove to relieve the pressure. [url=lsc.cvsry.com/NewSw-17-1200.jpg]
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[/url][color=blue]Repair form #1 - FF: Click to Enlarge - IE: Right Click Photo and select Open Link in New Window to Enlarge[/color] [url=lsc.cvsry.com/NewSw-18-1200.jpg]
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[/url][color=blue]Repair form #2 - FF: Click to Enlarge - IE: Right Click Photo and select Open Link in New Window to Enlarge[/color] I just got the repair concrete in place and troweled out when a huge line of thunderstorms blew through. The entire pad was under water at one point so I’m not sure how well my repair held up.