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In finishing a basement with a sump pump, I looking for ideas on ways to minimize damage due to flooding if the sump was to fail. I considered installing 3 courses of brick as a baseboard and finishing with studs/drywall on top. Any other ideas?
Also, I would be interested in what flooring options would be best in this environment. Polished concrete is perfect, but not very warm on easy on feet. Carpet on the other hand would have to be replace if it was to get wet.
The basement is very dry. No leaks. This is just precaution for the case if the sump was to fail.
Thanks in advance.
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One option is a battery operated backup pump.
But how much does the sump pump run? What are your odds of a failure and is so how much water will you get.
While it is good to plan for these problems, you need to also look at the odds of having a problem.
*With most basements it's not if they will leak, but when. I painted floor and use area rugs.Can go with quarry tile and area rugs if need it dressier. Have yet to have flood but probably would if I put in new wall-to-wall carpet. If not too worried I'd use treated or steel studs with drywall and foam insulation. Flood would just require cutting back and replacing drywall.
*For an expensive but comfort-to-the-feet waterproof solution you could use sheet vinyl with welded joints and a vinyl base, welded again.
*I did a basement in steel studs. For the baseboard I installed 5/4 x 6 before sheetrock. Installed sheetrock on top of 5/4 then finished with a stop moulding. For the flooring we used a glue down carpet thats for exterior pool applications. They had water twice once during a hurricane when power was out for 3 days. We took a Hoover steamvac and sucked the water out of the carpet and everything was fine.
*metal studs.. gluing the toe plate to the concrete with waterproof adhesive in front of a french drain to the sump with a back up battery system
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In finishing a basement with a sump pump, I looking for ideas on ways to minimize damage due to flooding if the sump was to fail. I considered installing 3 courses of brick as a baseboard and finishing with studs/drywall on top. Any other ideas?
Also, I would be interested in what flooring options would be best in this environment. Polished concrete is perfect, but not very warm on easy on feet. Carpet on the other hand would have to be replace if it was to get wet.
The basement is very dry. No leaks. This is just precaution for the case if the sump was to fail.
Thanks in advance.