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Make the Most of Your Basement
Space by Refinishing it
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Evaluate Your Basement
 The first step is making sure that you can finish up your basement at all. In
order to be a good basement for finishing it needs to be dry and tall enough
to easily stand within. As long as it meets those two requirements, you should
be able to create some sort of finished space using your basement.
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Invest in Quality Flooring
 Basement flooring is a bit more difficult to choose than standard flooring,
that’s because basements are known for being cold, uneven and a bit
damp. Your flooring material must be able to hold up to damp conditions
while offering some protection from the cold of the basement floor. There are
special PVC, carpet and tile floors that are ideal for use in a basement
setting. Make sure that you have a good vapour barrier in place underneath
your flooring, or that the flooring itself comes with a vapour barrier to protect
against the damp conditions, and choose flooring that complements the
space and makes it feel more finished.