Concrete will allow water or water vapour to move through it quite easily, so any wood in contact with concrete must either be pressure treated wood, or you should have a plastic separator between the wood and the concrete. A simple slip of polyethylene plastic is all it takes to prevent rot at the bottom of your basement partition wall.
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 8th, 2014, Created: Tuesday, September 14th, 1999
Protecting wood from moisture in concrete
Keywords: Moisture, Preserved Wood, Pressure Treated, Walls, Concrete, Rot, Basement, Wood
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