After finishing level 6 we ordered another batch of sand (another 6 cubic meters, like the first batch).
… and it was delivered just as we were getting started on Level 7 (because of tricky vehicle access to our property it came in two batches of 3 cubic meters) … this is the second batch being delivered with the first one in place:
Layer 7 was relatively smooth sailing … that is with uninterrupted and continuous bag laying … also the overall wall length is shortening as both of the retaining walls are starting to shorten:
This weekend I was alone and so could not progress with construction so I focused on preparing soil for the next two layers (I hope):
We’ve pretty much used up the entire side-hill that was created during excavation. I pulled down 45 roughly sifted wheelbarrows of soil. You can see the soil pile that I’ve prepared behind the sand pile. That should allow us to make good progress with mixing and packing the next two layers. Its a tough job … and I hope I’ve seen the end of it .. at least for a while. After the next two layers we want to bring in the excavator to do some backfilling and to collect a large pile of soil next to the sand-pile … that should take us nearly to the end of the earthbag phase of this project
We’ve had a fairly long stretch of work without rain interruption … but that is about to change. I’ve pulled the plastic that will cover the walls, over the walls … and later today will go out and layout more tarps to keep the site as dry as possible.
