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Articles
- Choosing A Hardwood Floor
- Flooring Options
- Preparing For Ceramic Tile Flooring
- Add Flair to Your Floors with Decorative Tiling
- How to Keep Your Hardwood Floors Looking New
- What to Do About Squeaks and Gaps in Your Hardwood Floors
- What to Do If Your Hardwood Floor Gets Flooded
- Marble Flooring Adds an Elegant Touch to Floors
- Insulating Noisy Floors
- Healthy Flooring Can Make a Difference for Allergy and Asthma Sufferers
- Glazed vs. Unglazed Ceramic Tile: Which is Ideal for Your Home?
- Keep Your Marble Floor Looking New in between Professional Cleanings
- Keep Your Tile Grout Spotless in Between Professional Cleanings
- Hardwood Bamboo Flooring: Beautiful in Your Home, Beneficial to the Environment
- Engineered Hardwood Flooring Offers Durability and Low Maintenance
- How to Remove Pet Stains from Your Hardwood Floors
- Best Flooring Options for Your Maryland Bathroom
- Best Types of Flooring Materials for Your Maryland Kitchen
- The Benefits of Prefinished Hardwood Flooring
- Benefits of Vinyl Flooring for Your Northern Virginia Home
- Oil- vs. Water-Based Hardwood Finish: Which is Better for Your Floors?
- Add a Personal Touch with Marble Mosaic Flooring
- Using Vinyl Flooring in Your Northern Virginia Home's Basement
- Common Hardwood Species for Your Maryland Home Flooring Needs
- Felt vs. Fiberglass Vinyl Sheet Backing
- Vinyl Composition Tile vs. Sheet Vinyl: What's the Difference?
- Floor Tile Patterns Limited Only by Your Imagination
- Durable, Beautiful Strand Woven Bamboo Flooring an Environmentally Responsible Choice
- The Many Benefits of Commercial Carpet Cleaning
- Brazilian Cherry Flooring a Beautiful, Rich Option for Your Maryland Home
- Red Oak Flooring Features for Your Maryland Home
- Maple Flooring a Stylish, Durable Choice for Your Maryland Home
- Walnut Flooring Features Legendary Durability and Distinctive Richness
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Videos
Installing Ceramic Tiles Video
Ceramic Floor Cleaning Video
Wood Floor Cleaning and
Restoration Video
Carpet Cleaning Video
Hard Surface Tile and
Grout Cleaning Video
Viny Floor Cleaning Video
Marble Restoration Part 1 Video
Marble Restoration Part 2 Video
Marble Restoration Part 3 Video
Marble Restoration Part 4 Video
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Using Vinyl Flooring in Your Northern Virginia Home's Basement
The process of refinishing a basement often centers on making sure construction materials can withstand a basement's propensity for dampness. When choosing flooring for your basement, look no further than vinyl flooring. Vinyl is a fantastic choice for basement flooring, as it is impervious to water and moisture, as well as mold and mildew. Vinyl offers fewer seams than most hard surface flooring, which means that bacteria has fewer places to grow, while vinyl's backing provides additional moisture and mildew resistance.
Vinyl Flooring Benefits
Vinyl flooring has many other benefits that go beyond its ability to withstand moisture. With proper surface preparation, it can be laid over any standard underlayment, including concrete, which can be found in many basements. A resilient surface, vinyl offers a sense of give when walked on. Vinyl comes in a variety of finishes, styles, colors, and patterns, and can even mimic the look and feel of hardwood floors. Vinyl maintenance is easy, as it can be wet mopped, thanks to its ability to block liquid from seeping under the floor.
Vinyl Flooring Experts
For more ideas on how to include vinyl flooring in your basement, contact Floor Gem. Floor Gem specializes in floor installation, and maintenance, servicing Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince Georges County, and Anne Arundel County, as well as the Washington DC metro area.