That ought to be a guaranted money-maker either way.:thumbsup:
Im curious why it failed? How old are the poles? Looks like you have a nice air gap underneath to allow any water to dry.
Looks to me like all that dirt made a pretty good gasket.
Im curious why it failed? How old are the poles? Looks like you have a nice air gap underneath to allow any water to dry.
It was watered regularly (the top of the base is just a few inches above grade), and it's about 5 miles to the ocean.
Note the gussets from the previous patch attempt, and the extra anchors. I submitted a bid, and it's ugly. There's only one fix in my opinion... raise it.
The pole or the anchors.. at least I think there's anchors. There's 23' of light pole on top of this mess, and there's 6 more just like this one. Crazy...
It was watered regularly (the top of the base is just a few inches above grade), and it's about 5 miles to the ocean.
Note the gussets from the previous patch attempt, and the extra anchors. I submitted a bid, and it's ugly. There's only one fix in my opinion... raise it.
For no more than what can be seen in photo - looks like a good chance they were fabricated locally and are not galvanized, or have other corrosion resistance. Although I don't find anything in NEC saying that is not acceptable (outside of a judgement and 110.3), it probably contributed to the situation. A galvanized pole may have lasted longer.
Maybe I'm wrong, the base cover sure looks like it wasn't made at typical pole and accessory manufacturing place, but maybe it is a replacement as original was corroded away or otherwise destroyed or lost.