Vinyl Flooring In Basement
I am in the process of updating my personal basement. Trying to go from carpet to some other type of flooring. I would like to put down vinyl flooring in front of the entry ways as kind of a 'mud landing'. I have the peel off and stick on tpye that are 1 sqaure foot each in mind. I am thinking that over time some of the moisture that may come through the concrete slab will erode the adhesive on the vinyl tiles. What are your thoughts on this? I haven't had any real water leakes but the slab is a little moist from time to time. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Maybe it is just me but it seems ridiculous to carpet or put vinyl over a wet basement floor..
Moisture in the basement! That is a killer up here in NW Indiana. I used a product called Dricore that was designed for moist basements and basement slabs and I thought it was great. It is a subfloor system that raises the floor slightly off the slab and it is easy to install. Keeps moisture underneath and allows it fo evaporate. Also gives some warmth to the basement floor by raising it off slab so you don't sit on the cold concrete. I don't remember if all flooring types could be used on it though. i do remember I installed carpet and Pergo. Do a Yahoo or Google search for Dricore and you will find their site and more info.
Oh yeah! Forgot to mention that it is kind of expensive (about $6 for a 2'x2' piece). But for your personal residence I wouldn't worry about it. You'll be adding all that dry, warm space!
Thanks Ironworker. That is a very good idea. And yes it would seem silly to install new carpet/vinyl over a moist basement.
What does a little moisture mean? If you tape down a sheet of plastic and leave it for a few days is there moisture on the plastic?
If it was me and I wanted some sort of mud landing, I would tile it with ceramic tile, using a membrane over the cement. That would be permanent and do what you want. Of course that is depending on what you mean by a little moisture.
Iron worker - a 2x2 for $6.00 = $1.50 a square foot. That is about as cheap a flooring that I can think of. If $1.50 is expensive I would hate to find out what you think is cheap! :-D
Where I grew up in NJ we had indoor outdoor carpet in the basement
Wanna make more $$$$ hire someone to this job for you!!!! And look for your next real estate deal that will make you 20k-30-40k think about it this way by you doing your own floor it is costing you way to much$$$$$
Dricore seems like a great product! Even so much that I went and looked at it!
It costs $4.89 for a 2X2 section on sale from $4.99.
Great product that I do plan to use in the future.
Their website claims it is R2 which is better that I would have expected.
Nice job with the product referal!
THANKS
i would want to check with cos. that have a moisture removal system for basements. i would try to cure the problem first not cover it up thats just asking for future problems.........km
I agree about fixing the problem but if there is no standing water and it is just dampness (enough that a dehumidifer takes care of) then I think this might work.
I just never felt comfortable putting anything over this until now.
whatever it takes dampness or water i suggest fixing the problem is the first step.....km
Jason and myfrogger,
Glad I could help.
Rehabinator,
I guess you got me. $1.50 isn't bad. I kept pyramiding the numbers up instead of down and thought of the total cost instead per sq ft. It is all the same but $1.50 is alot easier to stomach than looking at total $.
Keep up the great work everybody