[TowerTalk] concrete sealant?

[Jerry Gardner]

On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Tom WA9WSJ <wa9wsj at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello Gents,
>
> Does anyone have good suggestions/experience with concrete epoxy or
> waterproof sealant etc?
>
> I'm wanting to seal the pad top for my tower base. Particularly around the
> tower legs.
>
>
What is the purpose of sealing a concrete pad used for a tower base? Does
this increase its useful life? There are sidewalks in town here that are
probably 80-100 years old which are not sealed and I don't see any major
deterioration.

73, Jerry