ctjstr
Silver Member
I've scoured a few sites but would appreciate anyone's ideas. We're just starting on our new shop building. Its essentially a 30 x 36 pole building with a concrete floor. Here's my question.
Around here, especially this time of year it takes forever for concrete to really cure. Cure enough so it will pass the plastic on the floor test. I've not used a vapor barrier before under a concrete slab. Does that help with drying out the slab and/or preventing moisture wicking up through the floor in the future?
Part two is, has anyone had good luck with any type of floor paint or epoxy etc on a concrete floor that might still be a little green? On our last shop, at the suggestion of the concrete company, we used a seal coat shortly after pouring the concrete. Looked great for about a month.
After reading a bunch, I'm inclined to try the vapor barrier (although I'm still not totally convinced that it doesn't help trap moisture in the slab) and use an epoxy of some sort.
If anyone has had particularly good experiences or bad in their projects, I'd appreciate the advice.
Around here, especially this time of year it takes forever for concrete to really cure. Cure enough so it will pass the plastic on the floor test. I've not used a vapor barrier before under a concrete slab. Does that help with drying out the slab and/or preventing moisture wicking up through the floor in the future?
Part two is, has anyone had good luck with any type of floor paint or epoxy etc on a concrete floor that might still be a little green? On our last shop, at the suggestion of the concrete company, we used a seal coat shortly after pouring the concrete. Looked great for about a month.
After reading a bunch, I'm inclined to try the vapor barrier (although I'm still not totally convinced that it doesn't help trap moisture in the slab) and use an epoxy of some sort.
If anyone has had particularly good experiences or bad in their projects, I'd appreciate the advice.