Method for installing a flooring surface on a concrete slab or deck base coated with a sealing material

A method for installing a flooring surface on a concrete slab or deck base coated with a sealing material to seal the surface and limit the passage of moisture therethrough comprising

• pouring concrete to create a poured concrete slab or deck base or obtaining a pre-cast concrete slab or deck base,
• allowing the concrete slab or deck base to cure and thereby generate a cured or partially cured concrete slab or deck base,
• cleaning said cured or partially cured concrete slab or deck base to remove dust and debris,
• testing said cured or partially cured concrete slab or deck base to determine one or more of its pH, relative humidity, and vapor emission level,
• applying a pre-coat on said cured or partially cured concrete slab or deck base when one or more of the pH, relative humidity, and vapor emission level is determined to fall outside of pre-determined conditions,
• curing said pre-coat,
• within five to 35 days or so of the pouring of said concrete slab or deck base or five to 35 days or so of the manufacture or positioning of said cured or partially cured pre-cast concrete slab or deck base, applying a layer of the sealing material on said concrete slab or deck base,
• curing said sealing material on said cured or partially cured concrete slab base to form a coated cured or partially cured concrete slab base, and
• installing a flooring surface on said coated cured or partially cured concrete slab or deck base.