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Homeowner Forum / Repair / November 2004Flood Friendly Basement Flooring
Hello Everyone, I have a 1920s home in the rainy northwest I've recently purchased, and from the water staining on the drywall in the basement, we obviously have a history of flooding. We had about 1/2 inch last winter after about a week of good rain and one day of really heavy rain. I put in a sump pump which I think will handle any future flooding, but of course, you never know until it happens. Anyway, I'm wanting to finish out the rest of the basement with new drywall and put in some flooring instead of the old mostly unlevel and cracked but still solid concrete floor. I of course don't want to use carpet, but what would be the most "flooding friendly" flooring product I could use? I just don't want to have to tear whatever I put in back out if its damaged from some future flood. How about ceramic tile or linoleum? Would these stand up to up to 1 inch of water. I'm also going to leave a 1 inch gap between the floor and my new drywall, maybe with a rubber baseboard to keep water from wicking up into the new drywall if it does in fact flood again. Any suggestions on the wall or flooring? Thanks, David I of course don't want to use carpet, but what would be the most > "flooding friendly" flooring product I could use? I just don't want to > have to tear whatever I put in back out if its damaged from some [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > into the new drywall if it does in fact flood again. > Any suggestions on the wall or flooring? Linoleum - no, except for very short flood events. I would think quarry tile or ceramic tile would work, if the floor is first leveled with concrete,, and thinset mortar, not mastic, be used to attach the tiles. Go to a good flooring and tile shop for additional advice. I like your idea of having a gap below the wall sheetrock, but I would make it a full 3-4 inches, and buy appropriate resin or rubber baseboard to cover the gap. > I of course don't want to use carpet, but what would be the most > > "flooding friendly" flooring product I could use? I just don't want to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > into the new drywall if it does in fact flood again. > > Any suggestions on the wall or flooring? Tile would work, they line pools with it, after all. So would poured epoxy. wood planking would be ok, if you're willing to go with a weathered look like a boat-deck instead of the glossy-plastic look of modern oak livingrooms, you just have to be prompt and aggressive about drying it out again. Astroturf or indoor/outdoor carpet would survive, depending on what contaminants your floodwater has. (if it's sewage, forget the wood and the carpet). And area rugs made of all-synthetic fiber (poly or nylon) can be taken outside, hosed down, dried off, and put back. --Goedjn fiber-cement tiles? > Hello Everyone, > I have a 1920s home in the rainy northwest I've recently purchased, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Thanks, > David I've seen this material at Home Depot, might be a bit pricy, but it's a flooring panelling system, that consists of tiles that space a couple inches off the floor. A formed plastic layer stands a chipboard wooden floor out of potential water and provides room for it to drain. Dave. >Hello Everyone, >I have a 1920s home in the rainy northwest I've recently purchased, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >Thanks, >David |
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