Flooring choice for basement/tank area

[wickedfrags]

As you have a subfloor.......consider 36" or ceramic tile around the tank and then carpet in the rest of the area.

Hands in and out of the tank is tough on materials other than ceramic.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by wickedfrags.com

As you have a subfloor.......consider 36" or ceramic tile around the tank and then carpet in the rest of the area.

Hands in and out of the tank is tough on materials other than ceramic.

I think that's the smartest choice. I've just had tile and carpet in all my places and wanted to try something new. I'd have to tile the back corner where my chair is as well which is not a huge deal but makes that space permanently different than other areas (moving desk later wouldn't be as attractive).

[sphelps]

Where would you be today if you always made the "smartest choice"?

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Where would you be today if you always made the "smartest choice"?

I wouldn't be reefing I can tell you that lol.

[fishytime]

+1 to the tile/carpet suggestion ....carpet is much nicer and warmer to walk on in a basement (unless you have slab heating)....... although, carpet might not take to well to repeated flooding......not saying at all that I think your gonna repeatedly flood your basement, but.....you never know

[Sebae again]

I would go with stained concrete around the tank and preferably there would be a crack or 2 in it for drainage. That way your better half would only notice a portion of the leaks and spills. ''What ? This stain has always been here. Obviously I did a pretty good job of the floor because it looks so real."

[lastlight]

Haha. Well the cracks I'm sure I could install pretty easily.

I think my next step is to at least go view some of these bamboo floors in person before I make the call.

But generally speaking bamboo will hold up better in the basement?

[muck]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Where would you be today if you always made the "smartest choice"?

hahaha... good call Steve.
I'd go with the bamboo or a cork myself. Your wife will thank you when she cleans it too.

[wickedfrags]

For about $500 I suspect you can heat that ceramic tile also, REAL nice (specically in a basement). I have done 2 heated floors in the last year with the Nuheat system. Their electronic thermostat has a built in GFI and runs about $180. Tiling basements can also be a pain as they always slope to the drain, sometimes significantly.

Originally Posted by lastlight

I think that's the smartest choice. I've just had tile and carpet in all my places and wanted to try something new. I'd have to tile the back corner where my chair is as well which is not a huge deal but makes that space permanently different than other areas (moving desk later wouldn't be as attractive).