OK - house is emptying out, just Alec and I. So, time for that 30 year old stained nasty carpet to go and something better to be put in. Not that I have the immediate cash flow, but here's a few notes for my own reference on concrete basement subfloors and so on.
The two problems:
1) The basement floor is concrete and gets slightly damp.
2) The basement ceiling is only 7'. No room for a true framed subfloor
Solutions? Engineered basement subfloors.
The original product, Dri-Core is a waferboard with waterproof backing and air flow spacers underneath. Basically, you just toss it on the floor, and put your carpet, engineered wood or tile on top.
A few user installation notes:
Another new competing product is 'SubFlor' - looks interesting, although I don't find much on Google about it.
Seems like the major difference is DriCore is sold through Home Depot, and SubFlor through Loews. :-)
Next Steps: Carpet (safe) or engineered hardwood (bit riskier) over the subfloor?
Stay tuned . . .
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