Basement Flooring Preparation

How To Level An Uneven Basement Floor

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At some point, you may need to know how to level an uneven basement floor. Whether it’s for a vinyl installation that’s going to go over a moisture barrier or simply a tile installation that’s going to go directly on your concrete slab, if it’s not even you will likely have some headaches down the [...]

Floating Subfloor

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Problems with your basement? Is it nothing more than a cold, damp, unfinished storage room? Don’t feel like you are the only one as you probably have a lot more in common with other homeowners than you imagine when it pertains to your basement. General rule of thumb is if it’s cold and damp it’s [...]

Basement Flooring Preparation Alternative

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There’s no guarantee that your basement will stay dry no matter what waterproofing strategies you may have in place and the only real thing that works is solid basement flooring preparation. Not only that, all basement floors tend to hold condensation coming from the cold concrete and ground underneath. Even new homes aren’t resistant to [...]

Basement Flooring Preparation

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Basements need to be dry or at least not accumulating water before you ever start any basement flooring project you need to first do some basement flooring preparation. I wouldn’t even think about it without knowing first whether I have a “leaky” problem that needs to be looked into. The trick is, sometimes you can’t [...]