Well, we had a tornado on May 22, 2011, which was an EF-5 and pretty much leveled a large swath through the middle of Joplin. So it took a bit longer than usual to get our forms up and ready to pour the basement walls. Our crew was great, though, and amazing to watch. Vince is the boss, and he is there working as hard as his guys.
This is the day after the tornado--the forms are started but not yet completed. May 23. Luckily, we didn't have any damage from the storm.
They poured the walls on June 1, 2011. In the video below, Vince is standing on the top of the walls as he directs the concrete into the forms. Chris is keeping an eye on the flow and making sure the form fills without any air gaps. Another guy is monitoring the forms for leakage on the outside, and there's probably another guy doing the same on the inside. The pumper truck driver is running the pump with his remote control, and Sam and Jim are on the sidelines analyzing the job.
Here is another shot, up close and personal!
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