sealing new concrete

[Hotrod3234]

This coming Monday we are finally going to get the slab poured,is 5" thick the recommended thickness for a lift? I am planning to epoxy the floor and was told not to let the mason seal the concrete with anything,is that true?

 

[SwerveDriver]

I'd check with the lift manufacturer for recommended concrete specs and work towards that- there are a lot of different lifts out there.
I'd do the same with the epoxy manufacturer recommendations.

My FIL put epoxy on his slab but did not have a vapor barrier down under the slab. The migrating moisture relentlessly pushes that epoxy right off the concrete- no matter how good the concrete-epoxy bond is, so please consider a vapor barrier under the slab.

Best luck with concrete work- The warm moist weather in the midwest will be good for the concrete cure. Better than hot dry sun, anyway.

S-D

 

[Shea]

I am planning to epoxy the floor and was told not to let the mason seal the concrete with anything,is that true?

That is correct.