What are the best practices for refinishing a dry basement economically?
Even if the basement is dry and not flooding, you should definitely seal the concrete walls if you’re using anything organic on the walls. Concrete is made of porous material, and even if the walls appear dry, moisture can make its way through in the form of water vapor. Drywall, “Mold-Resistant” Greenboard, and wood will all make for bad materials for your walls. Fiberglass itself is inorganic, but the dyes, papar backing, and resins used are organic and can grow mold as moisture gets trapped between them and the concrete wall. If you use drywall, that’s fine, but seal the walls first. You should probably seal the floor too, as many basement floorings and carpets can grow mold. As for your flooring, I wouldn’t reccomend tile. Tile soaks up the cold from beneath the floor and makes for an uncomfortable surface underfoot. Also, tile is grouted to the floor- if you ever want new flooring in the future, it’ll be really expensive and/or labor-intensive to remove. Instead, use a “floating f
