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  • Feb 22, 2009, 12:28 PM
    johnneedshelp
    To subfloor or not to subfloor
    Does anyone have any suggestions/opinions about installing drilock or any other subfloor system in the basement? I have heard that it is good to use them and I have heard that it is good not to install them. Does anyone have any experience with the pros and cons?
  • Feb 22, 2009, 07:30 PM
    ballengerb1

    A lot depends on what type of floor you plan to put on top of the drilock or dricore. The word drilock usually refers to a type of paint not a subfloor. Did you mean Dricore? Dricore Subfloor Systems is the essential air gap subfloor system with a moisture barrier
  • Feb 22, 2009, 09:33 PM
    21boat

    My question, is this a day lite basement? If so then a dricore will raise the floor up considerably. If there are no floor exits in the basement floor then Dricore would work.

    Just to add here is another possibility that will give you a dry and insulated floor. The site below covers floor and walls.

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  • Feb 24, 2009, 08:07 PM
    johnneedshelp

    I meant to say dricore
  • Feb 25, 2009, 07:58 AM
    ballengerb1

    My worry about dricore in a basement is what happens if/when you do get a flood? It is now trapped under and in a sub floor that is mostly particle board. I can't picture how this will not result in mold and mildew plus swelling of the subfloor.

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