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I live in Maine where there's plenty of snow and ice in the winter. What would be the best sealer to put on my concrete pad where my pod observatory will be?
Thanks for any help you can give.
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Hello Marsha. We certainly don’t get the cold temps here as you but we get lots of rain. I use DryLok concrete sealer. Pick a day or two with no rain so it will dry well and use at least two coats. I refresh mine each summer when the weather is hot and dry. You can find it almost anywhere like Walmart, Lowe’s or Ace Hardware. It works well for me but maybe someone knows of something better?
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