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10 February 2018

[DIY] Re: MDF for flooring

 

Hi Jan;

 The problem with MDF is that it is not waterproof. It puffs up and falls apart, when it gets wet, and if you seal it to a concrete floor that does not have a really good vapor barrier underneath it (as I assume is the case with your barn conversion) there will be some moisture in/under the slab.

    I highly recommend vinyl plank flooring. With careful shopping it can be had for not much more than $1/sqft.  We have used it in our bedroom and bath, and intend to also use it for our upstairs floors, as well as in the kitchen and bath of the other house we are remodeling.

However, if I were in you position, I would spend some time studying up on the wide variety of possible concrete finishes, since that would provide a hard, flat, permanent finish. Finished concrete can be quite beautiful (see link). We re even considering using concrete for the top of our coffee bar.


-Laren Corie-
Designer and consultant for energy efficient homes, since 1975

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