When do you know concrete is dry? The answer to this million – perhaps billion – dollar question is...it depends, and it depends who you ask. If you question a concrete expert, a restoration technician and a floor-covering contractor, you might get similar responses, but you’re just as likely to get three completely different answers.

I began searching for the answer almost 26 years ago, and my quest continues to this day. My passion for concrete came at a young age, when the little bugger seemed to start controlling my fate more than ever before, as our floor covering installations started to fail as a result of moisture. Prior to this, I’d been safe and happy for years. But when EPA regulations were implemented, and the budget considerations and fast-track construction of the late 80s came into play, installations that once worked no longer sufficed. As I’ve searched through the years I’ve found comfort in knowing I was in good and brilliant company, but you would think that, after decades of study and analysis, we would be closer to some firm answer.