Does your flooring feel sticky when a cold front blows in?

[honda1998civic]

Does your flooring feel sticky when a cold front blows in? My garage gets a noticeable sweat when cold fronts start to blow in and also inside my home I have linoleum tile and it seems to get a little sticky.. Inside is what I worry about because it makes dirt and debris stick to your socks.. I am in process of slowing pulling up linoleum tile and just see concrete slab under it.. I plan on going with ceramic tile but before I do this is there something I could put to serve as a moisture barrier before putting the ceramic tile so flooring will not sweat or will ceramic tile be enough to keep floor from sweating? I assume there was never a moisture barrier put down on the flooring when concrete slab was placed? Home was built in 1970s.. Please give your input.. thanks

 

[Elite Crete Australia]

Sounds like rising damp due to a non existent moisture barrier. Have you found any moisture or mineral salts trapped under the linoleum you've been pulling up?

If you do find that you have an out gassing slab then one solution may be to install an epoxy vapour barrier depending on the extremity of your problem.

If you do choose ceramic tiles be aware that PVA modified tile grouts have poor short and long term water resistance and will eventually fail if encapsulated in water or moisture long enough.

Installing a breathable system that allows for the transmission of vapours may be the safest option for you.

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

We have a densifier that will at least slow water from coming through, either direction.
Might be a good step before you tile. The breathable system is the key as EliteCrete mentioned.

 

[BRIANBB]

Whats a cold front?

 

[slickgt1]

Install electric radiant floor heat. Will feel nice, and keep everything dry.

But if it was me, I would use densifier to slow the water.