Re:Carl--mold between slab and hardwoods

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Re: mold growing between concrete and hardwoods.

Moisture can wick it 'up' concrete from ground

below is there is excess moisture and of course

if it can't evaporate, then you would have

moisture caught between concrete and wood above

it. I took out a huge tree next to house since

it's roots were what caused damage to foundation.

I wish I had tackled that problem in a different

way since the extensive roots of the huge 'water

maple', named for it's need for alot of water,

and ability to soak up lots of it, left

foundation around and under house newly too wet,

and water puddles started to appear on garage

floor after a heavy rain after the maple was

taken out even 'before' I pulled car in (so water

was not brought in my wet car), and no trail of

water there from elsewhere, just 'rose up' from

ground below. I didn't realize concrete was so

poroused until then. I was doing to paint garage

floor but throw out those plans because paint of

garage floor would just 'mask' problem, so I am

leaving it unpainted, this way I will know when I

have finally solved problem...building up soil

line, adding plants which will have deep enough

roots, etc. I would only paint or put any other

material on concrete if concrete was above

ground, not lying directly on ground. This is

old house so if newly laid concrete has 'vapor

barrier' and vapor barrier protects against water

or that is what it is, then maybe okay.