Within the last 2 years I refinished our basement with a slate tile floor.
we installed underfloor heating so the tile actually feels good on our feet.
The advice above are good points to take into consideration. Cold feet are
not very comfortable. One thing I never took into consideration was noise.
We have three kids and the tile just reverberates all the noise. It's a
"loud" basement. I'm sure linoleum would absorb more noise. 1400 sq ft of
tile took myself and a helper approx. 40 hours of work(x2=80). Also, is
floor level enough for tile installation? Any stress cracks you see in
concrete will eventually show up in tile, so I'm told. By no means am I
trying to talk you out of tile. I love it. Just some points to consider.
Also I'm not sure where you get the big cost savings from between tile and
linoleum. With all factors weighed I'd bet their pretty equal if not the
tile being more expensive. Especially if not a DIY project.
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While all my friends are laying laminate floors in their slab basements, I
decide
to use the ceremic tiles as ceremic tile floor:
1. Last longer.
2. Don't need to worry about water spills, and would not cost as much
damage
if basement get flooded from power outage (sump pump).
3. Less worry about bring dirt into basement from the backyard.

However, laminate floor is more appearing, and feels more comfortable,
particularly
we don't wear shoes in the main floor.

Now question is, do most people prefer laminate floor, and therefor make
the
house
easier to sell, or sells for more?

We will stay in this house for 20+ years, I hope. The laminate are
ususally
warranted for
25 years or more. The total cost for ceremic is a little cheaper than
laminate floor.