12/8/2023 0 Comments Carpet tiles for basement floors![]() ![]() Engineered hardwood is a layer of hardwood or bamboo atop a durable core like plywood, it offers the appearance of solid wood but won't warp and buckle under moist conditions like solid hardwood flooring. If you have your heart set on real wood in your basement, engineered hardwood is the only option to consider. So keep in mind, 9 square feet = 1 square yard.) (Remember that carpet is sold by the yard we're just giving it in square footage here for comparison purposes. Price: Synthetic carpet averages $1-$7 per square foot plus $1-$2 per square foot for installation and padding. Installation: For dry slabs, carpet can be installed on a pad atop a moisture barrier but the preferred installation - for comfort, warmth and moisture protection - is on a carpet pad over a subfloor sleeper. Mohawk has some interesting basement-appropriate offerings from a sustainability perspective: Its polyester Air.o is VOC-free and 100% recyclable and its EverStrand Berber collection is made with 100% recycled bottles. Carpet should still be considered only for dry basements, and natural fiber and synthetic carpets with jute backings should be avoided no matter what. Synthetic carpet fibers include nylon, polyester, olefin, triexta and proprietary mixtures – all of which are suitable downstairs. Price: $2-$5 per square foot and HomeAdvisor estimates $3-$10 per square foot to install.Ĭarpet comes in a variety of colors and styles and will always be a favorite for living, sleeping and play spaces where we want something soft underfoot. Installation: Vinyl tiles and planks click together and float over your concrete slab with a moisture barrier. ![]() Shaw, Montserrat and Smartcore all have offerings in this category. Designer McKinley Miller with FBC Remodel in Chicago explains, “The waterproof aspect is really important because if your basement floods, you could pull the flooring up, let it dry and reinstall." She says to be careful with reinstallation, however, so as not to affect the product warranty. The thing to know is that the luxury stuff is layered much like engineered wood and laminate, but vinyl is PVC, so it can handle water and flooding in a way the others cannot. Often marketed as luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and luxury vinyl plank (LVP), this flooring category is loaded with industry terms and acronyms. We are all familiar with the vinyl sheet flooring that has been around for decades, but vinyl flooring now comes in planks and tiles in an array of colors and prints, including hardwood and ceramic looks. The bottom line is this: An intermediate layer (or layers) between concrete and floor covering will be required for some choices, unwise for others and, for the rest, may come down to whether your budget permits this step - as underlayments and subfloor sleepers will add both durability and comfort to many floor covering types. If your concrete slab is not the preferred subfloor for your finish flooring choice, you may be able to construct a subfloor sleeper or install proper underlayment and use the product. Floor covering manufacturers use the term subfloor to mean the flooring surface below their product and they are very specific about what type and condition of substrate they want in order to honor warranties. An additional term you'll hear regularly is moisture barrier (or vapor barrier) - a type of underlayment that is commonly a sheet of heavy plastic when used as a standalone product. This layer is more accurately described as a subfloor sleeper if it's heavily constructed with 2x4s and plywood or oriented strand board (OSB) to create a secondary subfloor, or as underlayment, when it's thin or a single layer. However, the term can also be used to describe a layer in between the concrete slab and the finished floor covering that provides moisture protection, insulation and a level surface for your flooring choice. Subfloor really refers to the bottom layer of flooring, so in an unfinished basement, the concrete slab is the subfloor. ![]() ![]() When researching flooring, you'll hear a lot about subfloors and the term can be confusing. Before we get to the finished flooring options available, let's take a moment to consider the starting point: the foundation floor. ![]()
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