new floor for old garage

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I have a precast garage (3m x 6m) built on a 6 inch concrete base. When it rains the floor gets wet around the edges. I've sealed where the precast slab meets the base so I guess water must be making its way up from underneath the floor. I reckon I need to raise the floor by 60mm to resolve the problem. I have 3 ideas not sure which is best:

1 Polythene sheet and then screed.

2 Polythene sheet and then concrete.

3 Polythene sheet and then ply sitting on pressure treated timber.

Also, I've seen some black bitumen type stuff used in the place of polythene sheets, is it any good?

Thanks.
 
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Have you checked the joints of your precast panels because that is the most likely point for water coming in and running down onto the floor?
 
How have you sealed around the edges, with silicone or something similar or do you have concrete filets around the edges.
 
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I have double checked all the joints and the water is defo coming from the floor. I've sealed the bottom edges with sand & cement and still it keeps coming.

Is there a maximum depth that I can screed to?
 

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