This last week saw almost all of the remaining concrete work for the building foundation. You’ll see that the concrete pump was out there on Tuesday filling forms with its long boom. After this, only the interior footing pads remained to be poured. Some of these footing pads support the columns of the building and the steel that holds up the mezzanine above the locker rooms. Others are strictly there to support the climbing walls. Despite some challenging weather on Wednesday, the crew at French Concrete was able to get all of these forms in place in time for the final foundation pour on the following Monday. Once the concrete has cured, which typically takes a week or so, Evergreen will start bolting down some massive pieces of steel. We’re all looking forward to watching cranes swing the big pieces of the building into place.

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We’ll release a video every week, so stay tuned for the next construction update.

– Brandon

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