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                                                                                      Step 33 - Building Retaining Walls

POOL PUMP ROOM LANDING AND RETAINING WALL

                                                Stanley digs retaining wall footingTight Quarters
                    Stanley works in tight quarters to dig a footing for a small retaining wall.   This one is for the  pool pump room

                                                                                      Retainin Wall Footing3
                           Even though Stanley digs, there is a lot of hand digging, too.  This is the footing for the run-off water cistern...

gray water pump room retaining wall  gray water pump room retaining wall2  retaining wall next
                                                                   To see the finished product, go to Step 36.

GENERATOR ROOM SECURITY WALL

               Concrete in ear  Generator Room Retaining Wall
                                 This pour was messy...Chip even got concrete in his ear!
                                        The finished product can be seen in Step 36

GENERATOR AND POOL PUMP ROOM RETAINING WALL

         Footing and landing  Footing and landing2
                               We poured the footing during a bond beam pour
           Pool pump room retaining wall  Wall poured  
                         Then, we poured the wall duing another bond beam pour. 
                                   The finished wall can be seen in Step 36.
    

                                                                                                    
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