Building the Wall: A look at the Disaster Results

 

The Result of the Disaster

Well today the form from the form break was removed.  All in all, the result is far better than I had expected.  The bow is only prominent if looked at from a certain angle, otherwise it can be seen, but it is not a reject. 

The face came out quite nice, with the relief from the boards and the grain of the wood easily seen.  in places there are so many wood particles in the concrete face, it looks the color of wood.  This will wear off in a few weeks, but right now, it brings our remarks from most everyone. 

The band you see on the upper edge of the wall is a dental molding formed into the concrete.  I made the strip in my shop, and embedded them into the upper band.  At the moment, there is some cracking so is will have to wait for the wood to shrink as it dries out. then it should come out more easily.