Below is a photo taken of my new house under construction here in the Philippines.
Before they poured the concrete slab, they installed a layer of plastic sheet on top of the ground ... and of course you can see the rebar on top of the plastic that will reinforce the cement.
A friend of mine told be that installing the plastic will somehow keep the concrete floor from drying completely and will cause problems later on when tile is layed over the slab (some areas of the finished concrete floor will have engineered wood planking with the required pad)
I would think that the plastic is a good idea since it will keep the damp earth below it from effecting the concrete slab above and maybe keep ground moisture from entering the house later on.
What do you folks think .... Good or Bad idea?
Thank's
Ron
Bacolod City, Philippines
Before they poured the concrete slab, they installed a layer of plastic sheet on top of the ground ... and of course you can see the rebar on top of the plastic that will reinforce the cement.
A friend of mine told be that installing the plastic will somehow keep the concrete floor from drying completely and will cause problems later on when tile is layed over the slab (some areas of the finished concrete floor will have engineered wood planking with the required pad)
I would think that the plastic is a good idea since it will keep the damp earth below it from effecting the concrete slab above and maybe keep ground moisture from entering the house later on.
What do you folks think .... Good or Bad idea?
Thank's
Ron
Bacolod City, Philippines