Overflow Pipe Repair #6

Today Gordon Gresham with GLG Construction started the repair on the rusted out overflow pipe on #6.  As many of you remember, the pipe gave way last fall and caused the pond to drain.  We are now in the process of repairing it.  Gordon and his crew should finish the project tomorrow and we will then start filling the pond.

 This is what the overflow pipe looked like after it rusted out.

 We dug out the old pipe and removed it from the pond

 

Once we found the concrete base for the old pipe, 

we had a good starting point for the new structure

 Here Gordon has poured some fresh concrete to 

level out the bottom of the pad with the outflow pipe.

 A new structure is built by hand laying bricks in a circle around the pipe.

 

Once the bricks are finished, concrete is hand formed around them to stabilize the 

structure and make it water tight.

We will post the finished product once we are done.