[TowerTalk] Rebar cage for tower footing

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/10/03 1:23:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
weightdn at adelphia.net writes:

>   No idea where or when I read it but seem to recall the proper method is to
>  put something like paving stones of the appropriate size under the rebar
>  such that, when the concrete is poured, the paving stones keep the rebar
>  waway from the surrounding earth and themselves become sealed in the
>  concrete.

    Yep, one-foot pavers work great and are a buck at Home Depot.

    Bricks, rocks, etc. will work too.

Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH