Thomas the Tank

Here's a concrete job I went to help with, removing Thomas.  He weighs about 13500 pounds when full and maybe half that while empty.  The boiler sits on two rails that were embedded in short concrete footings.  Myself and three other guys broke it down and moved it on pallet jacks and manpower, through a sliding door in the corner with only about 6' of gap to work with, out to the parking lot for later towing.  It was exciting!

Point Grey Water Main

Water main replacement in Point Grey, typical 20-24" trench for a new 3/4" line. 

Kits Beach House

Sewer line replacement in Kits, underneath primary drainage and gas line.  6 feet deep and sloped.

More Digs

Another group of images from some more digs.  The trouble is, I get so focused on what I'm doing sometimes that I often forget to stop and take pictures.  I've forgotten to take pictures on most of the jobs but I'll try to take one on every dig.

These four were from a 100 foot length of perimeter drainage added just 18" down, but the soil conditions were terrible.  It had been more than a month without rain except for the previous weekend.  The client's home is built in an area that used to be a gravel pit, which was reclaimed some 50 years ago, and the soil here is more stone than dirt.  Despite the shallow depth this dig was brutal because of the heat.

 

These are from a 50' sewer line replacement, the first phase of the job which included another run of about 40' from a wye in the front of this line, as the second phase.

Here are two cuts I made today by eyeball mk 1.  It should make for a nice clean repair now that the water main is in and it's backfilled.

 Adam making a connection to the city shut-off valve, the hole was previously flooded ground due to a break in the line, the valve was just inside shoring depth so I put together a very temporary box. 

 

 James traversing a masonry stone wall.