Flooring For Areas That Flood

Liam our technical flooring specialist recommended aqua step waterproof the world s first ever 100 water resistant laminate floor which can be used throughout the whole house and is even.

Flooring for areas that flood.

Organic floors include hardwood flooring bamboo cork and some carpets. If you have a regular puddling or just some big spill something less than a full flood which you need to dry out these planks just lift right up. Luxury vinyl ranks slightly behind sheet vinyl and ceramic tile because the seams between planks do sometimes allow water to seep to the subfloor especially if the installation is less than. Easy to clean surface that is resistant to mold and mildew.

Best flooring for a flooding prone basement. We worked with helen and mike who live in a high flood risk area in cumbria and required a full waterproof flooring option for their new build home. Pros of vinyl flooring for flood prone areas. This way if the area does get flooded the flooring can be lifted up and moved to a dry place to dry out or flipped over so that both sides of the floor can dry out.

The best flooring for basement that floods. When rubber is used in a flood prone area we recommend to loose laying the flooring down or adhering the flooring down with double sided carpet tape. The entire layer of flooring is entirely waterproof including the core making this a much better flooring for wet areas than plastic laminate flooring. Synthetic flooring offers a budget friendly option that can usually endure all that goes along with flooding.

Cleaning underneath is easy. As general rule rubber flooring rolls or other rubber flooring thinner than 1 inch will be the firmest flooring aside from concrete or stone. Some vinyl plank flooring options also include an interlocking edge that allow the tile to be loose laid put down without adhesive however it is generally recommended to adhere down vinyl flooring in an area that is prone to flooding. This is because some do not dry thoroughly while others grow fungus molds bacteria and mildew.

Recommended floors for flood risk areas are floors made from non organic materials because they do not decompose fast. Such floors require replacement after a flood. Courtesy of tim carter.