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    May 7, 2007, 07:14 AM
    Pouring concrete floor--new construction
    To prefice my question; my wife and I began new house construction a couple of months ago on a house with a walkout basement. We've got the walls poured and the underfloor plumbing in and the sand prepped to have the concrete floor poured. It has been raining non stop and it seems as if the sand and soil that the basement floor will be poured on is always wet since we can't dry out for more than 3-4 days at a time. My question and concern is, does pouring a concrete floor on the wet subsurface present a problem with how the concrete cures and whether it will crack in the future? Should the site be completely dry prior to any pour to avoid this? Any help or insight on this would be apprecitated. Thanks!
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    May 8, 2007, 02:18 AM
    No wet is good
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    May 11, 2007, 10:13 AM
    The dampness will allow the slab to cure a little slower and should not be any kind of problem.
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