Actually,
in my experience, water does not sweat “out” of the concrete. In colder
climates, like here in Minnesota, the concrete gets very cold during the
winter. In the spring, the air warms up and carries a lot of humidity. The
water vapor in the warm air then condenses onto the cold concrete surface. The
concrete can even “radiate” the cold to the bottom of a car, causing the
humidity to condense on the car too. A few years ago, I opened the garage door
on a very warm and humid early spring day. After an hour, it looked like in
rained on the floor in my garage. The best solution is to place a fan so the
air circulates under the car to keep it warmer and to help the concrete warm up
faster.
Carpet
would probably insulate the concrete floor and prevent fast condensation. But
it will also slow the concrete warming process and extend the length of the dampness
time.
Dave
Homstad
56 Dodge
D500
Minnesota
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Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006
6:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Garage floor
paint
You may
not want to carpet the whole garage, but its not a bad idea to have a piece of
old carpet under your Forward Look vehicle(s). It will trap humidity sweating
from the concrete on the concrete instead of allowing it to circulate (and
potentially decay) the underside of the car.
Dave
Casey
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Sent: Friday, February 24,
2006 3:24 AM
Subject:
[FWDLK] Garage floor paint
I painted my car port floor and used the premium paint made for
concrete floors as sold by ACE hardware. The key is making sure the floor
is clean and free of grease. In my case I own a pressure washer and gave it a
real good cleaning before applying the paint. I read recently where a
lady had her garage carpeted and said it kept down the dust and dirt and she
could go out to the garage barefoot.
Tom Taylor
55 Coronet.
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