[TowerTalk] Sloping Tower Base

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/3/2010 5:57:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  I am getting ready to pour the base for my Rohn 45 with  a buried 
section. Is 
there any reason why I can't put a slope on the top  of the base to make 
sure 
that water drains away from the tower legs  quickly. I was thinking of 
maybe 
making the back of the base 7 inches high  and the front of the base 6 
inches 
high to give me a nice  slope.
 
    Sure. What you do is put in your 2x4 forming on  the perimeter of the 
hole to whatever slope you want and it'll come  out that way. It's not 
critical with this small amount of concrete surface  area but it couldn't hurt. 
 
Cheers,
Steve   K7LXC
TOWER TECH