Casting foundations
After deciding on the exact positioning of the five structures, I spray painted circles on to the grass.
Martin the builder came one evening to dig out the holes in preparation for the concrete.
They inserted tubes into the holes to cast the concrete directly into the ground. Martin’s team has a great philosophy on recycling. They used found objects to cast the bases into, including mussel floats and used barrels. They also use recycled grass aggregate for the cement and cooking oil as a release agent.
Reinforcements (found metal components) were placed inside the forms to help strengthen the concrete once cast.
The tops of the toadstools were cast in their workshop, and they left the bases to cure for several weeks before fixing the tops to them.
