Basement Flooring Options: What’s the Best Choice for Your Concrete?
Basement floors fail more often than floors in the rest of the house, and the reason is usually that the material choice didn’t account for what concrete does. Concrete is porous, so moisture moves up through it from the ground even when the surface looks dry. Basement temperatures stay cooler than the rest of the home, which creates conditions where condensation and mold take hold in materials that would hold up fine upstairs. And concrete shifts over time, so minor settling and temperature-driven expansion put stress on anything bonded to the surface.
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