[Greenbuilding] Redoing all floors

[Benjamin Pratt]

Ktot-
When I I want some free advice, I am very polite when asking and
appreciative when they take the time to answer my questions.
This works well for me. You should try it.
Ben


On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Ktot (g) <ktottotc at gmail.com> wrote:
> I explained that in my initial email--less than half the required curing
> time for the concrete. Thus moisture is trapped under the sealer, creating
> white "blooms" everywhere. Also whole patches of stain and sealer are coming
> up which may be due to poor combination of products, use of diesel/propane
> heaters, other, or also the lack of cure time.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corwyn" <corwyn at midcoast.com>
> To: "Green Building" <greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Redoing all floors
>
>
>> On 7/27/2011 1:09 PM, Ktot (g) wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a brand new home (finished mid-May) that is completely off-grid.
>>> Solar and wind power, solar thermal radiant heat and hot water, and
>>> passive solar design.
>>>
>>> The problem--the stained concrete floors and countertops are defective.
>>> The countertops should be an easy fix--sanding and applying another
>>> layer of epoxy. But the floors are very problematic.
>>>
>>> First, the supposedly very experienced contractor who did them is
>>> refusing to take responsibility for their defective work--they didn't
>>> allow the concrete even 1/2 the curing time required--but my attorney is
>>> addressing that.
>>
>> What exactly is wrong with the floors?
>>
>> Thank You Kindly,
>>
>> Corwyn
>>
>>
>> --
>> Topher Belknap
>> Green Fret Consulting
>> Kermit didn't know the half of it...
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>> topher at greenfret.com
>> (207) 882-7652
>>
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