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pH Testing Necessary, but Misunderstood
To ensure concrete moisture testing is accurate, it is imperative that pH testing be conducted to determine the concrete is clean, open and without any adhesives, coating, curing compounds, etc. pH testing sh…
One of my associates emailed me this morning and informed me that Carl Williams had just passed away, stated as complications following a heart attack.
I first met Carl back in 1993 and after talking quite a bit, he invited me to sit in on one of t…
If the bottom slab is restricted on all 4 sides, I see no problem placing another slab over the top if there is a plastic membrane between them, but with another 4 inches of concrete, there would be problems with doors, etc.
Alkali actually means a…
Oh Boy...Melvin, there is an assumption that anything coming out of the concrete is alkali..that actually sounds like you have a sulfate condition, which is a NASTY problem! What I call the 'poor-man's chemical analysis'..it to take a lighter or mat…
testing for alkalinity is tricky...one of the telltale signs it is very complex is when the litmus paper "rainbows" (turning multiple colors)..STOP and get the concrete analyzed. Too often people wait to see what the final color is before they make…
I couldn't possibly disagree with this statement by Mr. Kanare more. Relative humidity is MORE affected by temperature than any other method of testing. In turn, this makes RH testing as a predictor completely unreliable when being used as a predict…
The moisture testing for SLC is a bit misleading. Most if not ALL of them contain some cellulosic materials and other materials that can actually exaggerate the readings. Much of this moisture is not "free" moisture, some is chemically bound to a ce…
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- At 5:27pm on April 13, 2009,
Stephen said…
- Bob, thanks for joining flooringinstaller.com, again!
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