Parking our car in the garage after driving in the rain or snow is causing water to collect on the floor. The concrete slab has some low spots and the water is running toward an adjacent stud wall and weeping up the pressure treated plate and soaking the drywall. I’m trying to figure out some sort of diversion to send the runoff in the right direction away from the wall. I was thinking of using hydraulic cement to make a mini dam along the wall but I don’t know enough about it to know if that’s the right application. Any thoughts?
Thanks, Erik
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Thanks for the links. I'll look into the Miracote.Erik
Often times, using the epoxy floor sealers that are now widely available, you can build up the low spots a bit by pouring the sealer on thick. I would say this method works for floor variations up to 1/16". For deeper pools, you will have to go with the self leveling cement method as mentioned in the re-direct post.
One thing I do and recommend, is to leave a wider gap between floor and drywall. In a garage, I usually install 1x6 base board first then sit the drywall on top of that. You can caulk, prime, and epoxy the 1x6 to match the floor epoxy if desired or paint it a contrasting color to really class up the garage.
Thanks. I'm looking into the self-leveling products. Erik
Yeah, I'd cut away any drywall within about 2" of the floor and then build a 1" high dam up against the bottom plate.
In similar situations I've used thinset tile mortar and gotten good results. It shapes easily, adheres well, and doesn't absorb moisture too rapidly.
DanI didn't think about thinset. Might give that a try 1st since I already have some.Thanks, Erik