Concrete Jungle

The concrete Ben found under the section of the house that's been demolished was as thick as you could get ... the stuff you make swimming pools from, the stuff that you can't break up even with a jack hammer.

Alfredo reckons the Yugoslav family who lived here 30 years ago loved concrete ... and the husband came home every week with more of the stuff.

He'd mix it up and apply it to whatever needed concreting.... like just about everywhere in the back yard! Too much concrete was never enough!


Well, now it's gone!

Ben has been on a thing that looks like a mini bob cat, carting the concrete to the skip. Don't know how many trips he's made in that contraption .... but it's been very effective in getting rid of it all the concrete ... and generally cleaning up all the debris from the demolition.
Ben has dug out a couple trees we're saving .... and now the space is just about clear .... and ready for the foundations for the extension - living room, deck, dining room, which will extend right into the garden (or 'float' .... as James puts it!)