How should I furnish the basement?

[BertHakan]

Help!

Our house in Sälen suffered water damage in the basement. External drainage has now been addressed. Does anyone have tips on how to furnish the basement?

There are a few cracks in the wall.

Do they need to be repaired, and how do you do it?

Running a finger along some of the joints reveals they have superficially weathered but are solid further in.

Anyone know how to handle this?

After researching this, I have concluded the following.

Walls:

Steel studs (should there be an air gap against the wall?)

No insulation against the blocks.

Panels for basements.

Floor:

Platon membrane

Ventilated skirting boards

Click flooring or vinyl flooring.

Am I thinking right?

Have I missed anything?

Regards,

Håkan

 

[BirgitS]

Have you considered accepting that basements mean moisture can come through floors and walls, and then plastering the walls and painting with moisture-permeable silicate paint, respectively having tiles or moisture-resistant carpeting on the floor?

 

[BertHakan]

Have you considered accepting that basements mean moisture can come through the floors and walls, and therefore plaster the walls and paint with moisture-permeable silicate paint, or have tiles or moisture-resistant carpet on the floor?

Thank you!
These could be solutions to consider.