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    Concrete Slab Foundation/Some Dampness/Need Flooring Advice

    Is there any particular brand/type of carpet that's better suited to high humidity conditions than most? I'd really like to stay with a traditional type home carpeting but would consider indoor/outdoor types depending on how much of a basket case this slab situation turns out to be after it has...
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    Concrete Slab Foundation/Some Dampness/Need Flooring Advice

    *************************************************** The foundation contractor was called in because the "foundation had moved" to such a degree that our front door was frozen in its frame and there was a lot of new cracking/buckling at places in the drywall. There had been severe drought...
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    Concrete Slab Foundation/Some Dampness/Need Flooring Advice

    "Theres some houses near me that have large clay deposits under them as well. Nothing but trouble, they move, break up the slabs and hold in tons of moisture. Still I would like to know at what point do you see evidence of water on the surface and the dewpoint, temps and rh at that time. And...
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    Concrete Slab Foundation/Some Dampness/Need Flooring Advice

    Thanks all for your feedback! @ rugaddict.... What we call Winter here is "picnic weather" according to relatives from New England...lol. It might get to barely freezing here less than 4 or 5 times a year. I think the record low is around 18F. The rest of our winters involve a lot of damp...
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    Concrete Slab Foundation/Some Dampness/Need Flooring Advice

    Haven't had any pressure testing done...just the foundation work which involved the contractor busting up the slab at 5 different points in the center interior of our house and digging down approx 3-4 feet followed by some adjustment involving a powered jack and placement of concrete objects to...
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    Concrete Slab Foundation/Some Dampness/Need Flooring Advice

    Hi,....First time poster. I've got a situation here in Gulf coastal Texas and need to get a good feel for what my options are. Quick description is this: We had extensive foundation leveling done recently, the carpeting which had been in place for decades was ripped up and discarded, and...
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