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OF THE B A S E P L A T E . I F MORE GROUT I S NEEDED THAN CAN

BE PREPARED I N ONE M I X I N G BOX, A SECOND BOX S H A L L BE
EMPLOYED. SUBSEQUENT BATCHES OF GROUT SHOULD RE
PREPARED SO AS TO BE READY WHEN THE P R E C E D I N G BATCH
HAS BEEN P L A C E D .

3. NO PUSH RODS OR M E C H A N I C A L V I B R A T O R S S H A L L BE USED T O

P L A C E THE GROUT UNDER THE B A S E P L A T E .

4, ONE ( 1 ) 4" X 4'' X 4" T E S T CUBE S H A L L BE MADE FROM

E A C H UNIT OF GROUT PLACED. THE S A M P L E ( S ) SHALL BE
TAGGED W I T H THE E Q U I P M E N T NUMBER ON WHICH THE B A T C H
WAS USED AND WHERE I N T H E F O U N D A T I O N THE BATCH WAS
PLACED.

IX. FINISHING
1. WHEN T H E E N T I R E FORM H A S BEEN F I L L E D W I T H GROUT.
EXCESS M A T E R I A L S H A L L BE REMOVED AND THE EXPOSED
S U R F A C E S TROWELLED SMOOTH. THE TROWEL SHALL BE
WETTED WITH F R E S H W A T E R . CARE SHALL B E TAKEN T O
PREVENT B L E N D I N G WATER I N T O THE GROUT SURFACE,

2. FORMSS H A L L
BE L E F T I N P L A C E U N T I L THE GROUT HAS S E T
AND THEN REMOVED.

3. I F WEDGES WERE USED TO L E V E L THE B A S E P L A T E , THEY

S H A L L BE REMOVED WHEN THE GROUT HAS S E T BUT NOT
CURED. AFTER THE GROUT H A S CURED THE WEDGE V O I D S
S H A L L BE F I L L E D W I T H ESCOWELD7501 P U T T Y .

4. THE R E M A I N I N G CEMENT GROUT SURFACES S H A L L BE TROWELLED

SMOOTH W I T H A TROWEL WETTED W I T H F R E S H WATER. SHARP
GROUT EDGES SHALL BE STRUCK TO G I V E A 1/4" CHAMFER.

5. THE GROUT SHALL BE K E P T WETTED W I T H F R E S H WATER FOR

THREE ( 3 ) DAYS I

6. THE GROUT SHALL CURE FOR S E V E N ( 7 ) D A Y S WITH THE

AMBIENT TEMPERATURE NOT L E S S THAN 50'F PRIOR TO
MOUNTING ANY E Q U I P M E N T ON THE B A S E P L A T E .

7. THE TOP OF THE B A S E P L A T E S H A L L BE SOUNDED FOR V O I D S .

AFTER A L L THE V O I D S HAVE BEEN D E F I N E D AND THE GROUT
CURED. THE B A S E P L A T E S H A L L HAVE TWO HOLES D R I L L E D
THROUGH TO EACH V O I D I N O P P O S I T E CORNERS OF THE V O I D .
ONE OF THE P A I R OF HOLES S H A L L BE T A P P E D AND F I T T E D
W I T H A PRESSURE GREASE F I T T I N G . THE OTHER HOLE
SHALL B E USED A S A VENT HOLE FOR ITS VOID. THE VOID
SHALL B E FILLED WITH UNFILLED ESCOWELD7505 EPOXY
W I T H HAND GREASE GUN. CARE MUST BE T A K E N TO PREVENT
L I F T I N G THE B A S E P L A T E SHOULD A BLOCKAGE OCCUR BETWEEN
THE G R E A S E FITTING A N D THE VENT. WHEN THE VOID H A S
BEEN F I L L E D , THE GREASE F j T T i N G S H A L L BE REMOVED AND
BOTH HOLES DRESSEL! SMOOTH.

8. ALL EXPOSED GROUT AND CONCRETE SURFACES S H A L L BE

S E A L E D W I T H ONE COAT OF U N F I L L E D ESCOWELD 7505 EPOXY
HAND APPLIED WITH A PAINT BRUSH. THE E P O X Y SEALER
S H A L L BE T I N T E D TO CONTRAST W I T H THE CONCRETE AND
GROUT.

X. CLEAN-UP
1. I M M E D I A T E L Y AFTER GROUTING IS COMPLETED A L L TOOLS AND
M I X I N G EQUIPMENT S H A L L BE CLEANED U S I N G FRESH WATER.