Tag Archives: Basement Flooring

According to the US Department of Energy best practice, managing vapor and moisture on a basement is critical. Excluding an obvious water leak into the basement, water enters a basements through the concrete slab via a phenomenon called capillary action. Capillary action is the ability of a liquid to flow against gravity where liquid spontaneously rises in a narrow space. Because of this phenomenon, building assemblies should be allowed to dry to the inside of the room. Any material installation over the building walls or floors that prevents this is not recommended. Materials such as vinyl sheets, linoleum, rubber floors, Epoxy and other sealants do nothing to prevent the ground water from infiltrating the slab through capillary action.

Are you looking for ways to add value to your home by remodeling? Usually, nothing adds more value to a home more than adding livable square footage. If you have an unused basement, remodeling it may be the easiest and least costly method to increase the value of the house. Here at ModuTile, we specialize in DIY floors, but this article lists things to consider when remodeling your basement. Visit our basement flooring section to see all our basement floor tiles.

This article applies to ModuTile’s basement flooring and other indoor installations where you have 4 walls and no major outdoor entrance. This type of installations do not require the use of ramp edges. The information provided in this article would not apply to a garage flooring installation. This article will help you understand the proper installation procedures and recommendations. In order to save time, proper planning is important. Knowing the dimensions of the room and knowing your pattern selection is key. For an in depth explanation about layout design, please refer to the “Basement Flooring: Design” article(s). For the purpose of this article, we assume that you have already planned the layout of your basement and purchased your tiles.

This short article will explain how to find the center point of a room and draw center lines that are perpendicular to the walls. Please note that you would use this technique when installing our interlocking floor tiles indoors. This article may not apply when installing a garage floor or any room where you plan to use ramp edges.

This article applies to all interlocking floor tiles with our loop to peg system.  It is a basic introduction of how to interlock the tiles together. Interlocking the tiles together is as simple as aligning the tiles properly and snapping them together with your hand or mallet.  Aligning the Interlocking Floor Tile is important.