At Bone Dry, we understand the value of products you can trust-especially when your reputation is on the line. Bone Dry Pro carries a 25-year replacement warranty that includes labor and material to replace the finished flooring system, adhesives, and prep material, and we’ll even send our in-house team of commercial concrete sealers to guarantee a perfect application or a sales rep to oversee your project to make sure your concrete seals the way it should.
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Concrete Waterproofing and Moisture Mitigation for Architects
Specification resources, submittal documents and product selection
Sealers for Architectural Concrete
Architectural concrete usually requires surface sealing for a clear, semi-gloss finish. For architects concerned with protecting decorative architectural concrete, Bone Dry offers surface sealers that repel contaminants and protect against staining, water damage and efflorescence.
Bone Dry Original: Waterproofs and seals concrete slabs and floors.
Bone Dry EM Coating: excellent chemical resistance to common warehouse fluids, gasoline, anti-freeze, brake fluid, solvents, salts, acetone, and alcohol.
Protect Architectural Designs with Concrete Surface Sealers
Whether you’re an architect designing for residential, commercial or industrial buildings, the expectation is to blend form and function into a structure. Most building damage is brought about or exacerbated by concrete moisture due to environmental and/or chemical stresses. Untreated building materials are at risk of structural and aesthetic damage. Using Bone Dry sealing products reduces maintenance expenses and extends the lifespan of architectural designs.
Moisture Vapor Reducing Admixture
Save You Time During Construction
When you’re pouring new concrete indoors or outdoors, incorporate Bone Dry Pro Admix for trusted moisture protection. With Bone Dry Pro Admix there is no separate application and no additional waiting time to waterproof your concrete: dose it at the batch plant or into the truck, and the pour carries a lifetime flooring and roofing system replacement warranty.
Bone Dry Pro Admix is compatible with normal and lightweight concrete and is free from silicates and alkalis. Made of colloidal nano-silica, it is VOC-free, closes the path of moisture vapor transmission and eliminates costly on-site moisture testing: with Pro Admix in the mix, onsite ASTM F2170 and ASTM F1869 testing is eliminated. An on-site Bone Dry representative is required for pours over 20 yards under the warranty, and if a batch does not get dosed, Bone Dry Pro Sealer can be applied at no additional cost.
Bone Dry Pro Admix protects:
- Polished concrete flooring
- Flooring systems
- Concrete underlays for wood, vinyl or tile flooring
- Roofing systems and resinous coatings
Read more on concrete admixtures and sealing a new concrete pour.
Prep Your Architectural Concrete Floors with Bone Dry’s Etch-a-Crete
If a commercial building’s existing concrete floor needs moisture mitigation and has been hard-troweled or burnished, the surface is effectively sealed shut and a penetrating sealer cannot get in. Bone Dry Etch-A-Crete is a spray-on, non-acid etch that opens the pores of hard-troweled concrete so Bone Dry Pro, Bone Dry Original or Bone Dry Plus can absorb properly. Broom-finished concrete does not need etching. See sealing a slab on grade before flooring for the sequence on an existing slab.
Problem to Bone Dry Response
Architects working with concrete contractors want consistency during construction, ideally with the fewest control joints possible, and every one of the problems below starts with moisture or chemistry moving through the concrete. Each response is kept to what the linked product page states.
| Problem | Bone Dry response | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Moisture vapor under adhered flooring, coatings or roofing | Bone Dry Pro Admix in the mix: eliminates onsite ASTM F2170/F1869 testing, lifetime flooring and roofing system replacement warranty. Or Bone Dry Pro sprayed at the pour or on an existing slab: 25-year replacement warranty includes labor and material to replace the finished flooring system, adhesives, and prep material. | New pours (Admix or Pro); existing slabs (Pro) |
| Chloride attack and rebar corrosion | Bone Dry Corrosion Inhibitor: chloride-free, amine-based, ASTM C1582 compliant, 28 fl oz per cubic yard; can be dosed in the same pour as Pro Admix. | Parking structures, bridges, coastal and marine work, pools |
| Freeze-thaw, deicing salt and scaling on exposed exterior concrete | Bone Dry Structural Sealer: one permanent penetrating application; water beads and salt stays on top; no film, traction unchanged. | Parking lots and structures, plazas, sidewalks, curbs; see parking garage deicing salt |
| Staining, UV yellowing and chemical spills on exposed concrete or brick | Bone Dry EM Coating: clear semi-gloss epoxy-modified coating, VOC-free, no yellowing from UV, chemical resistance to gasoline, anti-freeze, brake fluid, solvents, salts, acetone and alcohol. | Interior and exterior wearing surfaces |
| Mold, mildew and odor at the slab | Bone Dry Plus: the Bone Dry Original permanent seal with an antimicrobial in the pores that works for the life of the product. | Basements and hygiene-critical floors; see below-grade slabs |
| Hard-troweled or burnished slab that will not take a sealer | Bone Dry Etch-A-Crete: spray-on, non-acid etch that opens the pores; no grinding. | Existing slabs before Pro, Original or Plus |
| Gypsum underlayment | Bone Dry Pro Gyp-Cap: membrane-forming coating built for gypsum; penetrating sealers are not used on gypsum. | Multifamily and hospitality; see sealing gypsum underlayment |
Specifier Resources
Where Bone Dry fits in the spec
Bone Dry publishes editable 3-part specifications for both moisture mitigation products: 03 05 50 Bone Dry Pro Concrete Sealer (penetrating sealer applied at the pour or to an existing slab) and 03 05 30 Bone Dry Pro Admix (moisture-vapor-reducing admixture dosed at the batch plant). Both are Word documents ready to edit into Division 03.
Submittal package
- Bone Dry Pro: technical data sheet · SDS · 3-part spec · VOC compliance certificate · BABA affidavit · approved cementitious top coatings
- Bone Dry Pro Admix: technical data sheet · SDS · 3-part spec
- Bone Dry Plus: specifications · SDS
- Bone Dry EM Coating: specifications · SDS
- Bone Dry Corrosion Inhibitor: spec sheet
- Bone Dry Structural Sealer: specifications
- Bone Dry Etch-A-Crete: specifications
Each product page also carries its documents under the product description.
Moisture testing position
The Bone Dry Pro technical data sheet states that Pro shields finished surfaces and adhesives from moisture vapor emission in slabs with relative humidity up to 100% and calcium chloride (MVER) rates up to 25 lbs/1,000 sq ft/24 hours, and that following application no further moisture testing is necessary. Bone Dry Pro Admix eliminates onsite ASTM F2170 and ASTM F1869 testing because the whole pour is treated; an on-site Bone Dry representative is required for pours over 20 yards under the lifetime warranty, and the Admix TDS names AASHTO T 358 surface resistivity on cylinder samples as the alternative for confirming the admix is in the mix.
Curing
Used standalone, Bone Dry Pro functions as the curing compound and achieves the results a curing compound achieves. ASTM C-309 covers liquid membrane-forming compounds and does not apply to a penetrating sealer; where a specification names C-309, a dissipating curing compound can be applied after the Pro Sealer is applied. Bone Dry Pro Admix is compatible with all curing compounds; its TDS recommends ACI 302.2R-06 curing methods or a dissipating curing compound, and notes that permanent cure-and-seal products are not recommended under adhered flooring.
Vapor retarder and flooring compatibility
Both technical data sheets still require a vapor retarder in direct contact with the underside of a new slab on ground, installed per ASTM E1643, ACI 302.2R-06 and ASTM F710 (the Admix TDS specifies an ASTM E1745 retarder and exempts slabs on deck). Bone Dry Pro leaves the surface profile unchanged and ready for carpet, vinyl, VCT, hardwood and resinous flooring adhesives; resinous systems over Pro must be 100% solids on a CSP 3 profile, and patching and leveling must be cementitious. Pro Admix is compatible with all resinous coatings over a CSP 3 profile. Gypsum underlayments take Bone Dry Pro Gyp-Cap. For the application sequence, see sealing a new concrete pour and sealing a slab on grade before flooring, or start at which Bone Dry product do I need.
Project References by Building Type
Published Bone Dry case studies across the building types architects specify for:
- Healthcare: St. Catherine’s Hospital
- Higher education: Carthage College Field House
- Retail: Homegoods Store
- Public safety: Stanislaus County Public Safety Center
- Logistics: Amazon Fulfillment Center
- Entertainment: CGV Theater
Bone Dry’s three flagship concrete sealing products:
Can be applied to horizontal or non-horizontal surfaces
Water-based and VOC-free
Permanent
Works with most flooring systems
Non-toxic & non-combustible
Odorless
Cost-effective
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Bone Dry publishes 03 05 50 Bone Dry Pro Concrete Sealer and 03 05 30 Bone Dry Pro Admix as editable 3-part specifications, downloadable from this page and from each product page along with the technical data sheet and SDS.
ASTM C-309 covers liquid membrane-forming curing compounds. Bone Dry Pro penetrates the slab instead of forming a membrane, so the standard does not apply to a penetrating sealer; used standalone, Bone Dry Pro functions as the curing compound and achieves the results a curing compound achieves. Where a specification names C-309, a dissipating curing compound can be applied after the Pro Sealer is applied.
The Bone Dry Pro technical data sheet states that following application of the Pro sealer no further moisture testing is necessary, and that Pro protects at slab relative humidity up to 100% and MVER up to 25 lbs/1,000 sq ft/24 hours. Bone Dry Pro Admix eliminates onsite ASTM F2170 and ASTM F1869 testing; an on-site Bone Dry representative is required for pours over 20 yards under its lifetime warranty.
Yes. Both are VOC-free; the Pro Admix TDS lists VOC as 0, and a VOC compliance certificate for Bone Dry Pro is available on the product page and in the submittal package above.
Yes. Both technical data sheets require a vapor retarder installed below and in direct contact with a new slab on ground, following ASTM E1643, ACI 302.2R-06 and ASTM F710; the Pro Admix TDS specifies an ASTM E1745 retarder and exempts slabs on deck.
Bone Dry Pro leaves the surface profile unchanged and is ready for carpet, vinyl, VCT, hardwood and resinous flooring adhesives; resinous systems over Pro must be 100% solids on a CSP 3 profile with cementitious patching. Pro Admix is compatible with all resinous coatings over a CSP 3 profile. Bone Dry Plus takes adhered systems such as hardwood, vinyl, tile, carpet, sheet goods, LVT and VCT, floating systems such as laminate and luxury vinyl plank, and resinous coatings after shot blasting.
