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Posted by Nate Nagel on October 31, 2009, 5:56 pm
Phisherman wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:41:12 GMT, cheapdave@home.com wrote:
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>> I have my shed almost finished.....I poured slab, then one row of concrete
>> blocks, and then built shed....It rained quite a bit last night and I
>> noticed some wetness at the mortar joint between slab and concrete blocks in
>> a couple of places along one wall only. the top of the slab is at least 4
>> inches above grade. I guess water is passing through mortar.......Do I
>> need to seal mortar joints somehow? any advise appreciated...
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> There are products specifically for concrete. I used a white sealer
> that contains both rubber and concrete to paint my basement poured
> walls. Either at Lowes or Borg. For cracks there is a caulk specific
> for concrete.
and use the products on the OUTSIDE not the inside. don't want moisture
trapped inside the block.
nate
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>blocks, and then built shed....It rained quite a bit last night and I
>noticed some wetness at the mortar joint between slab and concrete blocks in
>a couple of places along one wall only. the top of the slab is at least 4
>inches above grade. I guess water is passing through mortar.......Do I
>need to seal mortar joints somehow? any advise appreciated...