Concrete piles inside the Barn will support the wooden posts holding up the loft floor and roof structure.

29 October 2009 - Crew members from Hahn Contracting of Fort QuAppelle tamp the sand and measure its thickness.

6 November 2009 - The first load of concrete is poured and spread onto the Bell Barn floor.

Men working inside the Barn spread and level the newly-poured concrete.

More concrete if dumped from the mixing truck into the pressurized hopper.

Another crew member guides concrete from the truck through the chute and into the hopper.

Near the end of the day, the floor has been poured and leveled by hand.

The final smoothening of the concrete is performed with machines that spin a four-bladed fan over the surface. (Source: Dan Loran)

25 November 2009 - After the floor has cured sufficiently, brackets to support the wooden posts for the loft floor are installed.