Thanks for replying Dick,

I think I've seen that episode but I don't quite remember the details.
Do you remember what kind of styrofoam it was? Was there a vapour
barrier layed down first on the floor?




Dick wrote:
I saw on Holmes on Homes an episode where the sub floor was insulated
styrophome. Attached ( I assume a hilte gun or simular) to that was the
plywood sub floor and on top of that was the carpet in this situation. Its
great for a cold basement. Mike swore by it I ve never tried it but what I
would do being I am comfortable with ceramic tile installation is just
install ceramic tile on the clean paint free concrete that way if there is a
flood or sewage back up you just rinse and disinfect.


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Hello everyone,

i'm finishing my basement and i'm planning to put carpet and linoleum
for the floor. do i NEED a subfloor?

i'm thinking of using dricor (dricor.com) subfloor only in the bathroom
and everywhere else there's carpet, to use a really good quality
underlay with no subfloor. is this good practice?

winters here in edmonton are cold but however dry, so i'm not too
worried about moisture and mold.

thanks for replying, all comments are appreciated.