What Do You Have
Planned For Your Basement Floor?
If you have a basement, you either love or hate your floor.
It seems that the basement floor in all of the homes I have
ever been in are either completely finished and perfect, or
they are a disaster. I know the one under my house is a
wreck, and so is the one at my moms house. I guess it
depends on what you use it for, and how often you go down
there. Not only is an unfinished floor dangerous, it can be
downright scary.
If you have a finished basement floor, that probably means
you spend a lot of time down there. Some have a simple
cement floor that takes the abuse of whatever may happen. If
you have ever had water on your basement floor you know what
I am talking about. In many cases your water heater is in
your basement, and if something happens to it, you know you
may have water all over the place. You might also have
problems with rainwater if there is a crack in your
foundation, or if the basement walls were not built up
properly. Some new homes seem secure but as the house
settles and shifts new problems can arise.
An unfinished basement floor probably means you use the area
below your home for a cellar more than anything else. This
is what my grandparents and my parents both do. They have
their water heaters and the like down there, and they also
store canned goods there. They have water leakage from
outside at time, probably due to the age of their homes, so
they have never finished the basement floor. It is nothing
more than dirt and rocks, and can be dangerous at times. If
you go too far back in my mother’s basement, you can find
larger rocks that have tripped her up quite a few times.
If you have an unfinished basement floor, you can finish it
off if you would like to remodel down there and add some
living space to your home. You should make sure your
foundation is waterproof though, or you will end up with
your investment being destroyed after the first heavy rain.
Look for a company that specializes in remodeling, and tell
them you need walls, waterproofing, a ceiling, and a new
basement floor so your family can spend more time there.
Also remember you may need electrical work, depending on
what you want to do down there.
Related Topic:
Basement Floor Coverings