[TowerTalk] Grout
Mike O'Brien
k0myw@worldnet.att.net
Fri, 14 Jul 2000 07:12:12 -0700
Please pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is the purpose of packing
grout between a tower baseplate and the top of the concrete pad? I know
that U.S. Tower, for instance, specifies it, but offers no explanation
nor directions...
73, Mike, k0myw
K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 12-07-00 4.23.31 Greenwich Standard Time, kn9t@webtv.net
> writes:
>
> > Need some info on type of grout to use
> > under legs and around amchor bolts of free standing towers. Can this be
> > purchased at the local home builders stores ?
>
> Look in the yellow pages under Masonry Supplies or a building materials
> supplier. You're looking for non-shrink grout.
>
> I've also used the Home Depot type but it discolored after a year or two.
> Works okay but looks pretty grungy.
>
> Cheers, Steve K7LXC
> Tower Tech
>
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