A very cheap form made from plywood. You can see the rebar suspended in slots. Those plywood dividers would come out as the concrete was poured.
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Here you can see half of the form capped with two foot sections of a plywood cap temporarily screwed in place. Those caps would be screwed on as the concrete was poured.
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Another view. Notice the block wall planter box by the elevated pool wall.
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It was a tricky pour, but it worked pretty well, only a couple of minor air pockets.
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You can see the retaining wall drain pipe at the bottom.
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Another view.
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A view of the partially framed tall wall from in the pool.
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Another view with the arches added.
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The fearless framer, who would rather be playing hockey.
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Laura ponders the look of the light fixture on one of the columns.
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The more or less complete wall.
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Looking up at the wall.
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The corbels sticking through the wall.
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Constructing the pergola.
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The post and beams are braced.
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Detail of the diagonal braces.
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All the beams in place.
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Pillar caps.
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Some wiring.
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Buttresses.
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Light fixtures.
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The pergola and wall that the TV will be mounted to.
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