Completed The Conrete Yard Drain Casting
[ Saturday July 25th 2020 at 2:23 pm ]
The remainder of the yard drain is now finished being cast out of concrete. Next the concrete needs to cure for 14 days with the outer sonotube used as part of the yard drain form remaining on and a bag enclosing the top with water on it. These steps are necessary so the concrete cures slowly. You don't want water rapidly evaporating off a concrete pour during the Canadian summer temperature. This significantly weakens the concrete. In turn the concrete will flake apart after a modest number of freeze - thaw cycles from our winters. The upshot of this: a milestone in completing my yard drainage project has been accomplished.