Basement Flooring Options

upnorth · 10-02-2008, 12:52 PM

We are finishing the basement in our lakehouse and wanted to solicit the good, bad and ugly regarding flooring options. The floor is concrete, but sits on 4 inch rigid foam. The basement is a walkout, but we had tile installed along the walkout wall to the stairs leading to the main floor (works well, as there is usually a puddle of water there as the kids drop the life vests, towels, shoes). We could continue with that tile throughout the basement, but are also considering laminate flooring, carpet and even staining/painting the concrete. (If we had thought ahead, we probably would have done a stamped concrete floor).

Just wondering what your experiences/preferences are and whether you would have done something different.

10-02-2008, 12:52 PM	#1
upnorth Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 64 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Basement Flooring Options We are finishing the basement in our lakehouse and wanted to solicit the good, bad and ugly regarding flooring options. The floor is concrete, but sits on 4 inch rigid foam. The basement is a walkout, but we had tile installed along the walkout wall to the stairs leading to the main floor (works well, as there is usually a puddle of water there as the kids drop the life vests, towels, shoes). We could continue with that tile throughout the basement, but are also considering laminate flooring, carpet and even staining/painting the concrete. (If we had thought ahead, we probably would have done a stamped concrete floor). Just wondering what your experiences/preferences are and whether you would have done something different.