What flooring to use in basement to avoid asbestos abatement

What flooring to use in basement to avoid asbestos abatement

Rental Property Investor · La Crosse, WI · Member since 2019 · 21 posts · 4 votes

I'm finishing a basement. Floors are all I have left. I have about 425 square feet of floor space to cover. It's currently old vinyl tile that possibly has asbestos. I covered a section with porcelain tile that turned out nice and adhered well. My original concern was that maybe the tile wouldn't adhere and I didn't want to rip it all out. So I only did bathroom and laundry room. I'm currently thinking of loose lay vinyl plank. Any ideas?

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  • Augusta, GA · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    4y

    I'm assuming you're talking about a floating floor.  That's fine except remember that the floor should be smooth.  If this vinyl tile might not provide this many would put down a layer of luan first.

  • Rental Property Investor · La Crosse, WI · Member since 2019 · 21 posts · 4 votes
    4y

    @Gail K. Thanks for your response! I ended up going with adhesive backed LVP. So far so good!

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