Hunter edition · Independent journal

Newcastle · Lake Macquarie · Hunter

Est. for the pour

Concreting Newcastle

Field notes on pours, climate and the Hunter built environment

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Forms set up for a concrete slab pour.
Concrete slab forms
Beams&Lintels. CC BY-SA 4.0. Forms set up for a concrete slab pour. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Concrete being stamped with an ashlar slate pattern during patio construction.
Concrete being stamped
ChicagoConcrete. CC BY-SA 3.0. Concrete being stamped with an ashlar slate pattern during patio construction. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Multi-storey residential buildings under concrete construction.
Concrete construction
WTF Formwork. CC BY-SA 3.0. Multi-storey residential buildings under concrete construction. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
A finished residential concrete driveway.
Concrete driveway
Donald Miner. CC0. A finished residential concrete driveway. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
A ready-mix concrete mixer truck.
Concrete mixer truck
Mrbobax. CC BY-SA 4.0. A ready-mix concrete mixer truck. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Concrete being poured into a basement.
Pouring concrete
H. Raab. CC BY-SA 3.0. Concrete being poured into a basement. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
A boom pump truck on a street in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Concrete pump truck
Daderot. CC0. A boom pump truck on a street in Arlington, Massachusetts. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
A poured concrete retaining wall.
Concrete retaining wall
Richard Law. CC BY-SA 2.0. A poured concrete retaining wall. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
A residential concrete slab in place.
Concrete slab
Yonela. CC BY-SA 3.0. A residential concrete slab in place. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Close texture of weathered concrete.
Concrete texture
Daniel Schwen. CC BY-SA 4.0. Close texture of weathered concrete. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
A cracked concrete floor in an abandoned warehouse.
Cracked concrete floor
W.carter. CC BY-SA 4.0. A cracked concrete floor in an abandoned warehouse. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Close-up of exposed aggregate with contrasting sealed borders.
Exposed aggregate concrete
Chris Gentrup. CC BY-SA 4.0. Close-up of exposed aggregate with contrasting sealed borders. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Washing and sealing exposed aggregate concrete.
Exposed aggregate sealing
Deccon Concrete Restoration. CC BY-SA 4.0. Washing and sealing exposed aggregate concrete. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Fort Scratchley overlooking the Port of Newcastle.
Fort Scratchley, Newcastle
Adamdaley. CC BY-SA 3.0. Fort Scratchley overlooking the Port of Newcastle. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
The Hunter River from Macquarie Pier, looking toward Stockton.
Hunter River, Newcastle
DaHuzyBru. CC BY-SA 4.0. The Hunter River from Macquarie Pier, looking toward Stockton. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Merewether Beach looking northeast toward Bar Beach.
Merewether Beach
DaHuzyBru. CC BY-SA 4.0. Merewether Beach looking northeast toward Bar Beach. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
The concrete ocean baths at Merewether, Newcastle.
Merewether Ocean Baths
DaHuzyBru. CC BY-SA 4.0. The concrete ocean baths at Merewether, Newcastle. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Victorian terraces in Civic, Newcastle, New South Wales.
Civic terraces, Newcastle
Hugh Llewelyn. CC BY-SA 2.0. Victorian terraces in Civic, Newcastle, New South Wales. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Newcastle Beach, New South Wales.
Newcastle Beach
Mathew Toll. CC0. Newcastle Beach, New South Wales. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Nobbys Headland, Newcastle, New South Wales.
Nobbys Head
Mark McIntosh. CC BY-SA 3.0. Nobbys Headland, Newcastle, New South Wales. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
A concrete floor polished to 1800 grit.
Polished concrete floor
Intellicents. CC BY-SA 4.0. A concrete floor polished to 1800 grit. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Polished concrete in a 1960s office building in Mascot, NSW.
Polished concrete, Mascot NSW
Kgbo. CC BY-SA 4.0. Polished concrete in a 1960s office building in Mascot, NSW. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Tied reinforcement on chairs over a gravel bed, ready for a driveway pour.
Rebar lattice for a driveway
Dig deeper. CC BY-SA 4.0. Tied reinforcement on chairs over a gravel bed, ready for a driveway pour. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Long-exposure sunset over Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
Sunset at Lake Macquarie
Fayeem. CC BY-SA 4.0. Long-exposure sunset over Lake Macquarie, New South Wales. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Workers tying a rebar mesh for a concrete floor slab.
Floor slab reinforcement mesh
Khaosaming. CC BY-SA 3.0. Workers tying a rebar mesh for a concrete floor slab. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Shoreline of Swansea Channel, Lake Macquarie, NSW.
Lake Macquarie from Swansea
JaredMcKenzie. CC0. Shoreline of Swansea Channel, Lake Macquarie, NSW. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.
Preparation of a warehouse concrete floor.
Warehouse floor preparation
Bernardobenzecry. CC BY-SA 4.0. Preparation of a warehouse concrete floor. Wikimedia Commons · Licence text.