# Best option for a finished basement flooring?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-option-for-a-finished-basement-flooring/760681>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 23, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-option-for-a-finished-basement-flooring/760681 "2016-07-23T15:07:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-option-for-a-finished-basement-flooring/760681/21 "2016-07-26T21:40:42Z")

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We put premium vinyl planks in the below grade level of our split-level. It is great. If weever put anything nicer in the subbasement, we’ll probably use that.

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**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-option-for-a-finished-basement-flooring/760681/22 "2016-07-26T22:13:38Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> Been there. A dehumidifier will help. You may want to seal that floor before putting anything new down, although you may only be dealing with condensation. But whatever the cause you’re getting rid of the carpet, it’s never a good idea in the basement. Also check your ventilation, basements get shut up tight often, just encouraging all the moisture in the house to end up there.

Mosture in a basement is either caused by the ingress of water through either/or both the walls or the floor or, as you say, inadequate ventilation. IMHO, that needs to be sorted before you start laying out money on furnishings.

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