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00:00 Introduction
02:13 Remove shuttering
03:24 Render sides of concrete slab
11:55 Office build starts - base & floor first
14:08 Ed Sheeran's Helicopter ??
14:50 Start erecting the walls

How to Build an Observatory for Astrophotography Pt4 (concrete slab base)

In this video I continue with my build removing the shuttering and rendering the side of the slab to stop the rubble escaping from underneath.
After a bit of tidying I acyually start building the office. Unfortunately not getting as much done as I would have liked as the weather has been really bad.
More progress to follow

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00:00 Introduction
02:13 Remove shuttering
03:24 Render sides of concrete slab
11:55 Office build starts - base & floor first
14:08 Ed Sheeran's Helicopter ??
14:50 Start erecting the walls