Hi! I'm planning to lay a plastic floor in the basement of my house from -65. I'm thinking of first laying a vapor and moisture barrier, then some form of wood board/mass, chipboard, and on top a dense plastic mat. Does that sound good?
 
  • Close-up of an old basement floor with damaged, peeling layers and debris, showing potential need for renovation including a vapor barrier and flooring installation.
  • Plastic vapor barrier with text about air and moisture protection for construction use.
No, I don't think that sounds good. You are trapping organic material between two tight layers. It's like a recipe for mold.
 
Sorry. I thought it was clear that I was being ironic in the pictures. But maybe it's not visible? I'm currently tearing up the basement because I feared it was a plastic floor raised on wood. But it was so much worse...
Can one guess when it was made? When is Tenotät from (based on Sweden's plastics association's performance standards 2000/2001).
 
  • Close-up of layers of flooring being removed, revealing dust and debris, possibly showing old materials like Tenotät and wood, in a renovation project.
:D no, it didn't show in the pictures... you never know..
 
Basement floors from this time period are best left open, that's the harsh truth.
 
Looks very good in the pictures. I think you should paint over everything with some plastic paint and it will be like new.
 
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F Finndjävel said:
Looks very good in the pictures. I think you should paint over everything with some plastic paint so it looks like new.
You can use leveling compound before painting so it becomes flat.
 
P Pumba said:
You can use self-leveling compound before painting to make it flat
The trick to getting it really good is to paint immediately, before the self-leveling compound has dried.
 
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