Bob Jenkins
08-25-2006, 9:26 AM
Hey All,
Long time lurker - first time poster. I'm getting ready to build a shop in the basement, not my first, though this house is being built as we speak and I am worried about the concrete in the basement.
Originally I planned on Sealing the floor with TileClad II Epoxy before I get my machines in. Though I read in a book regarding basements it said that I should wait at least two years before I seal the floor! Is this true? I live in the Chicagoland Area and the time between the concrete being poored and time to being sealed is only going to be about 120 days. I did plan on doing the "mositure test" to see where I was at, but I really wanted to seal the floor before anything was in. I sealed the floor in my last shop AFTER I moved in and it was a real pain. Any recommendations on sealing the floor and it's time frame?
I planned on sealing the walls as well, but have not read anything regarding a time frame? Last time I sealed the walls with multiple coats of DryLok and two coats of white semi gloss. When I applied the DryLok direct to the concrete it seemed like I wased ALOT with the porous-ness of the poured walls. This time I was thinking of putting a good coat of block filler in first. This way I could cut down on my DryLok costs and get a more consistant spread from it. Though I thought this may defeat the purpose of the sealing aggent in the DryLok. Any ideas on this one?
Thanks
Long time lurker - first time poster. I'm getting ready to build a shop in the basement, not my first, though this house is being built as we speak and I am worried about the concrete in the basement.
Originally I planned on Sealing the floor with TileClad II Epoxy before I get my machines in. Though I read in a book regarding basements it said that I should wait at least two years before I seal the floor! Is this true? I live in the Chicagoland Area and the time between the concrete being poored and time to being sealed is only going to be about 120 days. I did plan on doing the "mositure test" to see where I was at, but I really wanted to seal the floor before anything was in. I sealed the floor in my last shop AFTER I moved in and it was a real pain. Any recommendations on sealing the floor and it's time frame?
I planned on sealing the walls as well, but have not read anything regarding a time frame? Last time I sealed the walls with multiple coats of DryLok and two coats of white semi gloss. When I applied the DryLok direct to the concrete it seemed like I wased ALOT with the porous-ness of the poured walls. This time I was thinking of putting a good coat of block filler in first. This way I could cut down on my DryLok costs and get a more consistant spread from it. Though I thought this may defeat the purpose of the sealing aggent in the DryLok. Any ideas on this one?
Thanks