On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:34:36 -0500 Randy Bennell via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> These work well in basements. http://www.dricore.com/en/index.aspx > Would likely work well in the shed too. Also try, http://www.radonseal.com/radonseal-mitigation.htm RadonSeal® has been the leading concrete sealer for commercial and residential projects since late 1990's. It is a reactive internal sealer for poured concrete, concrete blocks, mortar, and other cementitious materials. RadonSeal penetrates deep into concrete (up to 6" depending on porosity), reacts, expands inside the pores, and cures as a silicate mineral. Once cured, it will seal your concrete permanently against water seepage, efflorescence, water vapor, and even radon gas. Unlike common sealers (coatings) and waterproofing paints sold in big box stores, RadonSeal will never peel or wear away. It cannot be pushed out from the pores regardless of hydrostatic pressure! The internal seal becomes integral to the concrete itself – there is never a need to re-apply the sealer again! RadonSeal will make your concrete denser and stronger - it is like injecting more cement into the concrete. Craig > RB > > On 17/08/2015 10:03 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > IIRC you didn't put a vapor barrier under the concrete so the advice > > we as a group gave you last year was a pretty resounding neither. > > Your problem is that moisture WILL creep up through the concrete. If > > you paint it the paint will fail rapidly, just the like the paint in > > my basement does and for the same reasons. If you put carpet it'll > > probably mold like Grant suggests.Probably the best option to my mind > > is to cover the floor with plastic and deck it with plywood. The > > moisture will migrate along the plastic and out the edges... -Curt > > From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: > > Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Andrew > > Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 > > 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Concrete paint? Hardy har har. So > > should I paint the floor OR cover it with I/O carpet? > > > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 11:21 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com > >> wrote: > >> Yes, it would disrupt the ecological cycle of mold growth in the > >> carpet to close off it's water supply by sealing the concrete. > >> > >> Pretty sure that's how it happens in the humid NorthEast... ;)) > >> > >> 118°F here today.. moisture is not a problem.. > >> > >> On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 8:14 PM, WILTON via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> But, if any moisture comes up through it, ya want it to escape and > >>> evaporate immediately, instead of accumulating under impervious > >>> paint. Isn't that the reason he decided to use indoor/outdoor > >>> carpet? > >>> > >>> Wilton > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dimitri via Mercedes" < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >>> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >>> Cc: "Dimitri" <dsereta...@yahoo.com> > >>> Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2015 10:53 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Concrete paint? > >>> > >>> > >>> You can seal it if you like. > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>> > >>>> On Aug 16, 2015, at 10:47 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> I had a slab poured a year ago before erecting a shed. Do I need > >>>>> to paint > >>>>> the concrete floor now? Is this advisable if I'm getting an > >>>>> indoor/outdoor > >>>>> carpet? > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > >>>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > Craig ---------------------------------- Present: '82 240D/3.0 Bluebell 278 kmi (Still need to fix leaking oil pressure gauge and do something about the failed hood paint and attend to the ignition switch) '89 Chevrolet G20 Beauville Van (affectionately dubbed the BRV, the Big Red Van) Past: '95 E320 Sebastian 135 kmi RIP '94 E420 Oskar 127 kmi RIP '86 190E/2.3 '72 220/8 '64 190Dc Emma '72 220D/8 Herman 186 kmi _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
