Merle says that he is done putting the studs up in the basement. Now we wait for the electrical work to be done. He still has to get a heating plan in place. Still checking out flooring and ceiling plans. The ceiling has to be low due to plumbing, so we don't want flooring that raises the floor too much.
I've been checking out different websites about the best flooring to have in a basement. I don't want any moisture problems to ruin the floor. Not that we've had any leaks, but we do have a humidity problem. What gets so confusing is the different opinions on what to put down for flooring. I've seen some awesome stained concrete floors that I think are absolutely gorgeous, but would be too cold for grandkids - not to mention too hard, for them to run around on.
Found some plastic stuff that you can put on the floor to help it breath and control moisture, but not too sure if I like the looks of some of the carpet squares that can go on top of it.
I do know that I DON'T want ceramic tile. If I wanted something hard on the feet, then just staining the cement would work. It confuses me to see it even as an option. I know ceramic tile looks good, and I know it gives a floor a really nice look, but in the basement. Ah, no.
Have thought about lamanite flooring, though the jury is still out in that area. More research and
prayer needed.
Though, I'm not even sure about anything to do with the basement at the moment. April's decided to get her own apartment afterall. Wish she would have decided before we really got working on the basement. Hopefully her work hours don't change back to later in the evening. If they do, she'll still have to pick up the kids from here because it's just too hard for Merle and I to take them to their apartment and put them to bed, like we had been doing. Things we could have done when we were younger are alot harder to do now.
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