Moisture Remediation

Moisture Testing and Moisture Vapor Barriers

The first step in any resinous floor system should be moisture testing. Undiagnosed moisture issues and flooding can destroy many flooring systems. They can emulsify glues, rot wood, and cause both epoxy and polyaspartic coatings to fail. If your floor has excessive amounts of water pushing through the slab, don’t fret because we have solutions. An appropriate moisture vapor barrier can be installed in one day. This prevents flooring failures and will hold back 100% of moisture vapor transmission through the slab. Moisture vapor barriers also provide insurance for your floor against minor flooding, broken pipes and drainage issues should they arise. As a rule of thumb, most houses built before the mid 80s did not have any type of plastic moisture vapor barrier installed under the slab and these homes almost always require a moisture barrier before a resinous flooring application. Even new builds may have areas with moisture issues due to torn poly sheeting under the slab, plumbing leaks or drainage issues surrounding or under the slab.

Moisture issues often show themselves after periods of wet weather and dissappear when the climate is dry.
In very wet conditions, moisture migration may even deposit salt crystals on the surface. This is known as efflorescence. Left untreated, the condition will continue and can damage the concrete over time.
Without a functioning moisture vapor barrier, most coatings will fail if placed on a slab with moisture issues
Efflorescence is caustic and actually weakens the concrete surface causing delamination
Epoxy Moisture vapor barriers require an aggressive concrete surface profile only achieved by shotblasting. Grinding alone does not achieve a proper surface profile for maximum adhesion. We shotblast every floor prior to installation.
Epoxy Moisture barriers are applied at a thickness of 15-25 mils and act as a filler coat to smooth any imperfections on the surface for a uniform finished product.