Sealant spreader device for use in preparing holes for glued-in-rod structures

A sealant spreader device for spreading a sealant into one or more voids surrounding a hole configured to receive a glued-in-rod, the sealant spreader device comprising:

• a base portion configured to fit within the hole, and
• a top portion formed on the base portion and configured to fit within the hole, the top portion comprising:
• a reservoir configured to store an amount of the sealant;
• a winged section having one or more contours configured to force the sealant from the reservoir radially outward into the one or more voids as the sealant spreader device rotates.

A method of sealing one or more voids surrounding a hole configured to receive a glued-in-rod, the method comprising:

• (a) supplying an amount of sealant to a base of the hole;
• (b) inserting a sealant spreader device into the hole, through the sealant, to the base of the hole, the sealant spreader comprising winged sections with a contour configured to move sealant radially outward toward walls of the hole upon rotation;
• (c) rotating the sealant spreader while lifting the sealant spreader out of the hole to force sealant radially outward toward the walls of the hole and into the one or more voids;
• and
• (d) carrying sealant upward with the sealant spreader as the sealant spreader rotates and is lifted out of the hole.