We could have used that stuff in the basement of our home in Indiana. When we did a radon test, it scored 9 PCI/L.
4 is considered the minimum threshold for remediation. Dan no longer glowing in the dark Sent from my iPad > On Aug 17, 2015, at 3:01 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > 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 _______________________________________ 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