winterizing bird bath?
March 20, 2010 by
Filed under Concrete Bird Baths
I have a concrete bird bath that I bought this summer. What do I need to do to keep it from cracking this winter? It gets pretty cold here. Appreciate all answers, thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Make sure it has no water in it.. keep it dry and it should not crack.. if it is small enough wrap a black garbage bag around it or a tarp to keep water from settling in it..
The first thing that you have to know is that concrete is a sponge for moisture. Putting a sealer will not prevent bad things from happening. If you can put a waterproofer, ie (drylok), with color to it, you could leave this uncovered year ’round. However, I do not know where you live, so my best advice is to cover it with a tarp or plastic for the winter. When using certain sealers, the will emit a residue that will do bad things to the birds. Drylok will not do this. please go to http://www.ugl.com/drylok/...