Oh font of all knowledge that is the forum.....
Our Scout hut is a 1960s prefab, kindly donated by the Coal Board when they shut the mine in the early 70s. It sits on a concrete slab, with vinyl tiles on it. We have electric heating which is only on when the hut is used.
The hut gets used 4 times a week for a couple of hours with lots of kids charging around giving off heat and water vapour, which in winter condenses on the floor, making it slippy and making the running around a little problematic.
We've fitted extractors, we open the fire doors, but we can't solve the problem. With winter approaching, we are expecting it to start again, so I just wondered if anyone here had any ideas beyond "knock it down and start again"
Cheers
Most modern slabs have adequate insulation to eliminate the issue. Could you put down an extra layer of carpeting or maybe even a layer of insulation then some laminate flooring. I'm guessing funds are extremely limited but if there's lots of users maybe you could all club together or get sponsorship for advertising from a builders etc?
I'm assuming we've looked into the insulation before, but I'll doublecheck - I'm new on the exec so don't have the full history of this saga.
Raise the temperature of the floor above the dew point, or reduce the humidity to lower the dew point.
I know it costs but you really need some background heat when it's not being used to avoid cold surfaces which water vapour will condense on. Or at least have the heating on a timer set to come on a couple of hours before you use the hall. Or try a slip-resistant vinyl flooring (one that is still slip-resistant when it's wet).