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Basement Flooring Ideas

Your basement floor should be your starting point for any basement renovation project. Have you checked to see if your floor is cracked or damaged from water damage? If your concrete floor is fine, what type of flooring options have you considered?

Knowing your options before you start work can save you thousands of dollars, and save you time.

You'll find some great ideas to help make your basement flooring decision easier:

Concrete Basement Construction

When you build a basement, you want to build on solid ground, or as solid of ground as possible. If you are working in an area that is made up of clay or other expansive soils, you may want to consider stabilizing the ground with lime. Treating the ground with lime gives a much more stable surface to work with.

Choosing the Best Flooring for your Basement

Basement flooring can make all the difference when you remodel your basement living space. Although you’re pretty much free to choose any type of flooring materials you like for the upper stories of your house, the basement presents different challenges which must be met using appropriate materials. Since you are laying this flooring over a porous concrete floor, you need to have flooring that will withstand moisture without developing mold, mildew, and musty smells. There are still many delightful produc