[TowerTalk] Cure for slump in fresh base pour?

[Joe - WDØM]

My thoughts too - US Towers recommends a grout to finish off the top and 
seal it, as well as provide for the slight slope to drain water away....

73,
Joe
WDØM


At 12:25 PM 9/6/2004, Gene Smar wrote:
>Tom:
>
>      I believe the tower manufacturers recommend you apply grout between the
>base plate and concrete foundation.  You might be able to fill in the slump
>with this same material.  Two birds with one stone, so to speak.
>
>73 de
>Gene Smar  AD3F
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom Hybiske" <thomas.hybiske at verizon.net>
>To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 2:10 PM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Cure for slump in fresh base pour?
>
>
>I poured a base for a short tower over the weekend.  I'm installing a Rohn
>clone tilt-over base plate.  After the pour, a thin sheet of plywood and the
>base plate was used to align 6 J-bolts in the wet concrete.  I guess I must
>have leaned on the center of the template because after removal of the
>template, there is a nice 3/16-1/4 in. slump at the middle of the base which
>collects and holds water.  But as hard as I tried to foul this pour up, the
>base is dead level.  Case of luck beats skill I guess. Now I'm afraid of
>water will collect and freeze under the base plate and cause havoc.  Is
>there skim coat material available that I could trowel on to remove the
>slump?  Should I just leave it as is and not worry about it.
>
>Tom, K3GM
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