On the first day, because no one showed up to help, only me and my
dad worked on the project. After transporting all our materials,
equipment and tools, we first started by flattening out the area so
the planks could fit. Then, we started digging the three holes using
an auger we rented. We finished around 2/3 of the digging with the
auger before we had to return it. However, on the second day, we
finally had helpers that showed up which allowed the project to be
done in a more efficient manner and be completed faster. First, I
instructed the helpers to transport all the items to the area and
then told them what we needed to do. First, I had them resume the
digging until all three holes were around two feet deep and were
aligned. Then, we put the concrete form tubes in the holes.
Afterwards, I had the helpers connect the planks to the posts using
bolts. Each hole for screwing required drilling the hole from both
sides and inserting the bolt along with one nut and two screw
washers. After each bolt was fully secured with each step and the
planks were completely connected to the posts, we laid them on the
area with each post in each concrete form tube. Subsequently, we
poured one 50 pound bag of concrete into each concrete form tube,
followed by one gallon of water in each tube, followed by 2/3 of one
50 pound bag of concrete in each tube. In the end, we let the
quikrete mix with the water to create a solid, muddy texture, making
the posts extremely stable. We then took pictures and cleaned up
Our helpers consisted of our troop scouts and parents. The
scouts that helped me in the project were Ocean Du, Eugene Lee,
Terrence Lee and Derrek Lee. The parents that helped me in the
project were Mr. Chen (my dad), Mr. Du, Mr. Lee and Mr. Liu.
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