Ideas for laundry room flooring?

bosslady13

We bought an older character home last summer (built in 1932). Laundry room is unfinished and in the basement, which we discovered gets musty smelling in the summer (well controlled with a humidifier). The floor right now is some sort of awful textured spray-on floor that is IMPOSSIBLE to clean because of the texture...plus it is wearing off in places. Any suggestions for a type of flooring that might work well for this room? I've thought of the interlocking foam mats, but my biggest concern is that whatever we put down might develop mold/moisture underneath it. The floor is somewhat uneven so I don't know that ceramic tiles, etc. are going to be a good option either.

sharirose629

We just finished our basement and made a laundry room. We used vinyl plank flooring. It looks like wood or laminate is basically waterproof. They are interlocking and not glued down so if there was an problem they could be picked up and dried out. Shaw is the company that makes them .

musictchr25

If you have moisture in your basement, stay away from anything organic, as this will provide mold and mildew a place to live. I suggest something more permanent to the floor vs floating, as you don't want water to seep underneath and sit. You'll want to see the water when it exists, and floating floors could potentially hide that issue and cause more problems for you in the long run. You could actually use ceramic tiles, as you can level each tile individually with extra mortar when putting them in place. 

Merry_Chris

Hey you can  look into porcelain tiles that looks like wood.  Porcelain tiles are a good option because they are mold and moisture resistant and they dont warp or change color.  

There are alot of amazing options out there.  

https://www.pinterest.com/explore/porcelain-wood-tile/

the only thing with porcelain tile is that you have to make sure that your floor is leveled otherwise the tiles will crack! 

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