Cement floor I want to cover?

Question

My husband and I bought our house from his mom, who had remodeled the attached garage into a play room. The floor is cement and she just painted it, didn't put in any flooring. Right now there are just big area rugs all over.

I have an 11mo old who is learning to walk and I really want to get some sort of flooring in there so he can play in there too without getting a concussion from falling down. Can anyone please give me some ideas of flooring that we can put over cement? I was really thinking it would be cool to do laminate, but don't really know if that's an option.

Answer 1

You can install laminate. You need to cover the floor with 15 pound roofing felt first, to avoid moisture damage. Wherever you buy the flooring should advise you on any prep for the concrete.

Answer 2

Layout a kids area with those big rubber flooring sections that hook together like puzzle pieces.  You can get them in kids designs or be more generic and get them in a solid color.  Google "rubber flooring" and you'll get a million sources.  I've seen them in smaller packages at Walmart, Sams Club and Costco.

http://www.rubberflooringinc.com/rubber-...  

Answer 3

Whatever you out down make sure the floor does not sweat.  Cement floors have a tendency to sweat and that may ruin any permanent flooring you put down.

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