Best flooring for a finished basement?

Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT)

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stickman | 3 years and 6 months ago

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we are finishing our basement and using tile. Figure they would hold up if there’s a flood since they’re used in swimming pools. Vinyl won’t hold up in a flood as well.

lurqvjkyewwxtm | 3 years and 6 months ago

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In my experience with my basement, we had to waterproof the floor because of the moisture level in the subfloor. You have to do that if your basement gets some water. Flooring contractors tend to overlook this aspect when they quote you the price for the material they install, so you have to press them on that. I find that the best flooring for a a basement is vinyl, but it doesn’t have to be tiles; it can also be planks like LVP. The best flooring contractors can be found on angi.com, but beware of the ones who don’t protect your vinyl planks with enough anti-moisture sealant. Someone did that to my basement a few years back and the vinyl floor started to cup after six months. I reported him on badcontractor.com, after he wouldn’t honor his one-year warranty.