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Posted by no1herenow on April 9, 2006, 12:21 pm
Hi All,
My garage has a concrete floor, and concrete walls up about 4 feet, all
the way around. The original owner had the concrete walls covered in
skim-coat plaster.
About 5 years ago, I painted the garage floor with epoxy paint (the
good xylene-based stuff, works great!).... This painting has made the
floor watertight, but now moisture in the walls is bleeding through the
skim-coat plaster, causing it to flake off the concrete walls. This
appears to be a direct consequence of painting the floor (?) I am
looking for something to cover the walls with, to prevent the flaking.
I could scrape all the plaster off and tile it, but that is a lot of
work..... any suggestions?
I could use something like hardibacker or such.....
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Posted by Art on April 9, 2006, 12:23 pm
Is the garage below grade?
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> Hi All,
> My garage has a concrete floor, and concrete walls up about 4 feet, all
> the way around. The original owner had the concrete walls covered in
> skim-coat plaster.
> About 5 years ago, I painted the garage floor with epoxy paint (the
> good xylene-based stuff, works great!).... This painting has made the
> floor watertight, but now moisture in the walls is bleeding through the
> skim-coat plaster, causing it to flake off the concrete walls. This
> appears to be a direct consequence of painting the floor (?) I am
> looking for something to cover the walls with, to prevent the flaking.
> I could scrape all the plaster off and tile it, but that is a lot of
> work..... any suggestions?
> I could use something like hardibacker or such.....
>
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Posted by no1herenow on April 10, 2006, 6:48 am
Yes, up to about 4 feet up, it is below grade (the concrete is actually
the foundation of the house)....
Art wrote:
show/hide quoted text
> Is the garage below grade?
> > Hi All,
> > My garage has a concrete floor, and concrete walls up about 4 feet, all
> > the way around. The original owner had the concrete walls covered in
> > skim-coat plaster.
> > About 5 years ago, I painted the garage floor with epoxy paint (the
> > good xylene-based stuff, works great!).... This painting has made the
> > floor watertight, but now moisture in the walls is bleeding through the
> > skim-coat plaster, causing it to flake off the concrete walls. This
> > appears to be a direct consequence of painting the floor (?) I am
> > looking for something to cover the walls with, to prevent the flaking.
> > I could scrape all the plaster off and tile it, but that is a lot of
> > work..... any suggestions?
> > I could use something like hardibacker or such.....
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Posted by no1herenow on April 10, 2006, 6:48 am
Yes, up to about 4 feet up, it is below grade (the concrete is actually
the foundation of the house)....
Art wrote:
show/hide quoted text
> Is the garage below grade?
> > Hi All,
> > My garage has a concrete floor, and concrete walls up about 4 feet, all
> > the way around. The original owner had the concrete walls covered in
> > skim-coat plaster.
> > About 5 years ago, I painted the garage floor with epoxy paint (the
> > good xylene-based stuff, works great!).... This painting has made the
> > floor watertight, but now moisture in the walls is bleeding through the
> > skim-coat plaster, causing it to flake off the concrete walls. This
> > appears to be a direct consequence of painting the floor (?) I am
> > looking for something to cover the walls with, to prevent the flaking.
> > I could scrape all the plaster off and tile it, but that is a lot of
> > work..... any suggestions?
> > I could use something like hardibacker or such.....
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 10, 2006, 8:43 am
you cant completely prevent water migration, reslope outside grade away
from home, make sure gutters and downspouts direct water far away from
building then install inside sump pump perimeter drain system.
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> My garage has a concrete floor, and concrete walls up about 4 feet, all
> the way around. The original owner had the concrete walls covered in
> skim-coat plaster.
> About 5 years ago, I painted the garage floor with epoxy paint (the
> good xylene-based stuff, works great!).... This painting has made the
> floor watertight, but now moisture in the walls is bleeding through the
> skim-coat plaster, causing it to flake off the concrete walls. This
> appears to be a direct consequence of painting the floor (?) I am
> looking for something to cover the walls with, to prevent the flaking.
> I could scrape all the plaster off and tile it, but that is a lot of
> work..... any suggestions?
> I could use something like hardibacker or such.....
>