G-Floor suitability/durability in a basement?

[JoeGeezer]

I have a 1200 sq ft basement that was carpeted and during heavy flooding took some water. The wife is an asian clean freak and pulled all the carpet out. She's dead set on putting down some simple garage flooring now. Does G-Floor sound like a plan? I want something I can glue down. The original basement floor was plain commercial tile and lasted 30 years. I don't want anything water will get under. It only leaks in a couple of corners, but with carpet it was a mess. Shop vac/Carpet machine to **** the water out was painful. I'm thinking of G-Floor 2x2 tiles glued down in 2 colors for a pattern. Does this sound ok? She's got the concrete floor scraped down pretty clean (but not enough to paint). Use the peel off glue, or use better glue/primer? Thanks for any help guys/gals! Also any tips on where to buy it cost effectively would help.

- Joe

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Justin from Garage Flooring LLC is the resident expert on this.

 

[Garage Flooring]

I have a 1200 sq ft basement that was carpeted and during heavy flooding took some water. The wife is an asian clean freak and pulled all the carpet out. She's dead set on putting down some simple garage flooring now. Does G-Floor sound like a plan? I want something I can glue down. The original basement floor was plain commercial tile and lasted 30 years. I don't want anything water will get under. It only leaks in a couple of corners, but with carpet it was a mess. Shop vac/Carpet machine to **** the water out was painful. I'm thinking of G-Floor 2x2 tiles glued down in 2 colors for a pattern. Does this sound ok? She's got the concrete floor scraped down pretty clean (but not enough to paint). Use the peel off glue, or use better glue/primer? Thanks for any help guys/gals! Also any tips on where to buy it cost effectively would help.

- Joe

Joe,

Great question!

G-Floor has been used in basements for sometime and does very well. In specific to put down the glue down tiles you are going to want to make sure the floor is clean, and free from large voids. Then you will want to prime it.

Another option is to use the roll out G-Floor products and the pressure sensitive adhesive -- but for two colors the tile is more cost effective.

One thing we do need to consider. You talk about leaks. Do you have moisture coming in from the walls or up through the slab?

Legacy Thank you