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    May 29, 2007, 02:33 PM
    How long does it take a concrete floor to dry from broken pipe burst?
    I live on the top floor condo. A pipe burst on the roof of the building and the water went into my unit. The walls and floor got very wet. The water even went through to the unit below me and got their walls and floors very wet.

    A carpet guy came and pulled up my carpet and took out the wet padding. The concrete slab below the padding was very wet (as the water went through to the uit below). The carpet guy put a fan on the concrete floor for about 10 hours with the carpet rolled back. My question is how long will the concrete take to dry? Is there a way I can tell if it is dry all the way through? The carpet guy wants to relay the carpet but the floor still feels damp to me (maybe it always just feels clammy?)

    I live in L.A. so it is warm and not too moist in the air.
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    Jun 2, 2007, 09:40 PM
    Depends on the thickness and strength of the concrete and how saturated it was.
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