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Any ideas on how to stop patio concrete from sweating?

Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:07 am
Posted by Bow dude72
Member since Mar 2017
2535 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:07 am
It literally makes puddles under my patio area and carport.
Posted by CrawDude
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
5604 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:26 am to
It sweats b/c the temperature of the concrete is colder than the dew point temperature of the surrounding air, thus the water vapor in the air condenses on the cold concrete surface - physics/psychrometrics.

Short of waiting until the concrete warms to a temperature exceeding that of the dew point temperature of the surrounding air, the concrete is going to sweat. Now that you know the cause, I’ve found blowing air across the concrete surface with a decent size fan helps.

ETA: Article on the subject that might help LINK - explains how covered areas like carports and patios take longer to warm up.
This post was edited on 12/29/22 at 10:42 am
Posted by Art Vandelay
LOUISIANA
Member since Sep 2005
11166 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 8:41 am to
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I’ve found blowing air across the concrete surface with a decent size fan helps.
if it’s a problem when you want to use the patio it’s too late to start blowing a fan. You probably would have to have a fan running full time. Maybe a squeegee to get the water off the a fan

Moving is probably the best option. Southwest USA would be the answer.
Posted by sledgehammer
SWLA
Member since Oct 2020
5512 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 9:45 am to
Same problem with mine. It blows.
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
172199 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:38 am to
visqueen and a dehumidifier?
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
58490 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 11:42 pm to
Craw dude explains it nicely. The only way to keep it from happening would be to somehow warm the slab up. Since you don’t have heating coils built into the slab, the only other way to do it would be to blow some kind of heater across the slab until you raise the temperature. This would obviously not be feasible….
Posted by LsuFan_1955
Slidell, La
Member since Jul 2013
1890 posts
Posted on 12/30/22 at 5:37 am to
Cover patio with Astro Turf, or move to a desert climate.
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