Brick footing formwork

Trenches and formwork are done. It's ready for concrete. But first, of course, it needs to get signed off by a building inspector. This is such a small project (not even needing reinforcement bars) that the inspection should be super-quick. There's still some shoring to do for the steel column at the bollard side, so I'll do that while waiting for the inspector.


I've calculated the concrete to be 0.75 cubic yard. It's too much for bags but too little for a regular ready-mix truck. They typically require a minimum order of 3 cubic yards. Lucky for me, there's a building supply outlet not too far that sells towable ready-mix concrete in small quantities. All they require is that you have a vehicle equipped to tow. It should be a bucket trailer on a single-axle. It'll be interesting.