Posted: 6/29/2007 2:12:09 PM EDT
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We are going to finish out an additional 800sf in our basement and I am considering a stained concrete floor, or installing cork. Neither are cheap. A nice multi-colored stained floor will go for $5.00-$6.00/sq. foot installed (er, applied), and cork will go for up to $10.00/sq. foot installed. I am not sure the stain will look good ten years from now and worry about the durability. I basically have the same concerns with cork. If anyone has any experience, please give me the good, the bad, and the ugly. FWIW, I like the looks of the cork better. I guess I could always fall back on a nice berber for $25.00/sq. yard. Blake |
Yes, I have considered laminate. Most of what I've seen looks cheap. Maybe that's because I've only seen it in small display areas in stores. The thing I fear with both cork and laminate is that it is a concrete floor, and I'm not sure how tight the floor will be in the end. Not an issue with carpet or stain. Everything has pros and cons. Blake |
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1/2 inch thick bamboo flooring at Home Depot was $2.54 square foot about a month ago. The stuff looks just great. But youd have to inbstall sleepers over concrete probably. Ceramic tile at $2.00 a square foo plus $4.00 labor probably would last 2o years. The laminates would probably delaminate due to all the moisture absorbed from the concrete. Id go with the tile if theres any moisture at all coming from the concrete. |