False Floor Basement

It does require floor prep to smooth the floor otherwise the surface of the sub floor will telegraph through within 6 months.

False floor basement. Time to get building again. Also usually sheet vinyl comes in 12 foot rolls and if your basement is wider than 12 ft you ll need to have a seam and buy extra vinyl to cover the area and make sure you order enough extra so that the can. Now i ve cut up the concrete floor had a plumber run pipes re filled with bagged concrete and leveled the cutout with self leveling cement. You risk condensation and poor indoor air quality if you do.

To make low flooring framing that will conserve headroom lay pressure treated 2x4s sleepers flat and cover them with 3 4 inch tongue and groove osb underlayment or exterior plywood. The main level toliet was leaking and water has pentrated this subfloor in an area 10 x10 already i figured it would be o k maybe pull up a couple pieces of plywood and take a look. Cure the moisture problem before you install the floor. All thermaldry flooring tiles share the same 12 in square shape and snap together design.

The bathroom floor was previously raised about 10 extra inches relative to the rest of the floor for drain pipes that were run above the slab. The basement now is being used for recreational purpose. The underside of each thermaldry tile features nubbed construction to create a drainage plane as well as a thermal break to shield your feet from the cold concrete floor. There was no headroom.

For example two by four sleepers and floor joists installed flat and covered with plywood raise. Vinyl flooring also known as resilient flooring ranks with concrete and ceramic tile as one of the better basement flooring options vinyl flooring comes in both sheet or tile plank form and there is a subtle difference. Sheet vinyl flooring. Many people change their basement for a game room hobby room and even home theatre room.

The garage conversion requires the floor to be raised to match the house so first job is to build a suspended floor. Never install carpet or any kind of finished flooring directly on a concrete basement floor. But that s in the past. However the previous homeowner decided to do a sub floor over the basement slab.

In the past the basement was a gloomy damp and dark place where you use it to keep your tools and such. Sheet vinyl flooring creates a nearly seamless water impervious surface on your basement floor always a good thing where moisture might be involved. Determine the height of the false floor in relation to the bottom step of the basement stairs.