Recurrent moisture content is a plague on the modern flooring industry, especially as it applies to shrinking building schedules and budgets. When builders apply flooring over improperly-dried concrete slabs, high moisture content levels can trigger perpetual problems which can jeopardize a floor: adhesive breakdown, debonding, osmotic blisters, staining, efflorescence, curling or expansion.
In recent years, the flooring products industry’s shift away from volatile organic compounds (VOCs) has created a new generation of adhesives that are more sensitive to concrete moisture content than ever...