triptakers
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Has anyone used cork or bamboo flooring in their finished basement? I hear it's not recommended (nor any "wood" floors)...
Thanks!
Thanks!
One of the biggest if not the biggest issues when it comes to basement concrete floors is moisture. Every floating floor specs on a product mention there must be a vapor barrier to lock out the moisture from getting to the flooring. If you take a piece of plastic and tape it to the floor for 24 hrs and than take it off it will tell you how much if any moisture is coming through the floor. Cork is now being used in kitchens so I would think basement floors would be fine also seen lots of concrete basement floors with click flooring nd haven't seen any bad effects so long as the installation is done right. InspectorD will probably be by soon so we will see what his input is.
If I had a basement this is exackly what I would do.I worked with a company that installed cork flooring. They glued down luan then corked over it, the application I watched was cork tile. Nice looking stuff and doesnt get cold! It always stays room temp
No! You're just saying what my husband has been saying - but who listens to their husbands?
Pergo's not organic, though, and the box even says it's good for basements.... so would it really be as "bad as wood"?
Still looking for something softer than tile, but am a little low on good ideas... might start pushing for carpet...ahhh for the tootsies!
I remembered something I looked into before. We aren't ready to finish our basement yet, but there are these soft, foam mats used for exercise areas, kids play areas. I did a quick Google and came up with this:
https://www.softtiles.com/content/view/28/39/
The price isn't bad, the colors are somewhat bright though, and my 4yo twins could probably install it.
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