Water evaporating from surfaces lowers temperatures.
Thermal dry flooring.
I believe this is the best thing to do.
Thermaldry basement flooring creates a thermal break between your finished basement and the cold basement floor.
The underside of each thermaldry tile features nubbed construction to create a drainage plane as well as a thermal break to shield your feet from the cold concrete floor.
A damp floor is a cold floor too.
The channels in the bottom of thermaldry tiles provide an insulating barrier of air between the concrete and any wood or other floor placed atop the thermaldry subfloor.
The nubs also help to create a thermal break between the concrete and the finished floor surface.
In fact the thermaldry underlayment system creates a moisture and thermal barrier to keep your finished flooring dry and comfortable at least 8 10 degrees warmer than the concrete surface.
Also thermaldry will create an inorganic barrier that will never grow mold or rot between the basement.
Thermaldry tiles also have a built in drainage plane that allows condensation and other moisture to remain isolated from your finished flooring.
All thermaldry flooring tiles share the same 12 in square shape and snap together design.
For starters they create a drainage plane beneath the finished floor surface allowing water to drain or simply evaporate rather than get forced up between flooring tiles.
The nubs are important for several reasons.
You can t go wrong with a warm gorgeous like wood floor that is entirely hassle free.
Heat flows from a room into cold concrete and the cold surrounding earth.
Installing this flooring material can make your basement 8 10 degrees warmer and will make your home much more energy efficient.
Call your local total basement finishing contractor today to get a free estimate on thermaldry elite plank flooring or any of our other flooring products for your basement.
The high density pvc plastic used to form the body of thermaldry flooring tiles is strong durable and immune to moisture damage.