[Towertalk] Lost My Tower Tuesday

[Kim Bottles]

The legs in the concrete are filled to the top with epoxy and it does
not hard freeze in Seattle.

Also see LXC's post about epoxying in all-thread for a mounting base as
an alternative.

Hire the PE and I am sure he/she will allow for all issues.

Cheers!

Kim

-----Original Message-----
From: Ford Peterson [mailto:ford@cmgate.com] 
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 8:11 PM
To: Kim Bottles; Mike Rhodes; Tower Talk Reflector
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Lost My Tower Tuesday


Kim wrote:

>
> We drilled three 3" or 4" holes (I can't remember exact diameter) 
> about a foot deep and then set the legs. About a week to cure and up 
> went the tower.
>

Sounds like it would hold, BUT....

It seems to me that one missing piece is the drainage.  What about
moisture accumulated inside the legs?  Where is it going to go?  I live
in Minnesota. Those legs would fill with water (even from condensation)
and split end-to-end at the first hard frost and right at the transition
from concrete
(glue?) to air

Florida or Texas might be a good gamble.  Anywhere else and you are on
your own...

My $0.02

Ford-N0FP
ford@cmgate.com