Moisture: Why it’s a Hot Topic & How to Mitigate it in Your Installations

Program Summary

Accredited for health, safety and welfare this course is equal to 0.1 IDCEC CEU/HSW and 1AIA LU/HSW. This CEU helps the audience understand why moisture is such a hot topic and what has changed in moisture adhesives in the recent history that is affecting this trend.

Additionally, the CEU teaches the audience how to prepare slabs for flooring and how to test slabs for moisture issues. It explains the issues that can occur with moisture problems in installed floors and what solutions manufacturers are making available to help prevent these issues.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss why moisture and its effect on flooring adhesive are a hot topic in flooring, and how the conversation around moisture has changed recently.

• Explain the preparation of concrete to receive flooring.

• Describe the different moisture testing methods that are used for determining if the slab is ready to receive flooring.

• Describe what can go wrong when using the wrong adhesive in a high moisture environment, and how the age of a concrete slab can affect a flooring installation.

• Describe common types of moisture mitigation solutions for flooring installations.