[TowerTalk] Concrete base close to house foundation

[Gary McDuffie, Sr.]

On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 10:08:37 -0700, Jean Theoret (Montreal) wrote:

> I plan to erect a Delhi DMXHD-48 self-supporting tower next to my house. I
> wonder if the concrete base can be
> "too close" to the house foundations. What is considered normal practice?
> Is there a minimum comfort distance to 
> be kept or can it be poured directly against the foundations?

Do you have a basement?  If so, you might find the bending moment in a
high wind could take out the basement wall next to the tower base.  This
may sound like a far reach, but it is the first thing that comes to my
mind.  That said, when I bought my tower, I removed it from just such an
installation, and he didn't have any problem with it.  The base was
about 2-3 feet away from the basement wall, and not parallel to it.  It
was rotated 25-35 degrees for proper layover angle.

Picture can be seen at www.actcom.net/~mcduffie/sccbase01.jpg

Gary

ag0n at arrl dot net
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