<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>  HI Annie</DIV> <DIV>  All new slabs require a plastic layer/moisture barrier laid down before the concrete is poured.  Is this an old slab? Probably epoxy coating the floor is the only thing that will seal it.  My brother in law is an expert on this & I'll ask him.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  Dale Erwin</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>My new shop has a slab floor that currently tends to get moist at times. <BR>Since I haven't been here an entire year yet, I'm not sure what the<BR>pattern is (and I've already had some success with stopping it), but it<BR>seems to just come and go.  I'm prepared ('though not excited <g>) to tile<BR>around the entire shop, but I don't know whether that will take care of<BR>it.<BR><BR>Thus far, I've insulated the walls and covered the ceiling trusses with<BR>plastic.  Foam board will go up as soon as there's another pair of hands<BR>handy.  Heat currently comes from a wood pellet stove, which I love but<BR>which makes me nervous when it comes to working with various chemicals.<BR><BR>So, I'm toying with the idea of putting in hot water floor heating,<BR>thinking that it will be more even and less dangerous AND keep the<BR>moisture below the floor surface.  Has anyone put floor heat in a shop,<BR>and how well did it work?  Is this idea worth pursuing?<BR><BR>Thanks, as always.<BR><BR>Annie Grieshop<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Start the year off right. <A title="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" href="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" target="_blank">Easy ways to stay in shape</A> in the new year. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>