Ted Cook talks about how to shop for the best basement flooring for your home. Do you want the drab concrete basement floor to match your hardwood floors in the whole house? Will you mainly be using it for storage? Will it be a play area for your kids and their friends?

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Everyone says that choosing a basement floor is "personal" and only you can decide. That's true but basements all come with one thing in common. And that is moisture. Depending on where you live, your moisture levels in your home may yo-yo around like how I try to diet every time I accidentally look into a mirror.

We are looking into 3 types of flooring in this video.
1 is Solid hardwood. Don't do that. We cannot recommend solid hardwood due to moisture changes and the higher risk of exposure to water.

2 is Engineered hardwood floors. Engineered hardwood is a much more water resistant hardwood that can match the upstairs hardwood if that's your main goal for the basement.

3 is Luxury vinyl plank. This is the holy grail for basements because its waterproof. We don't want to act like water cant seep through vinyl plank flooring. It definitely can, and you will want to be cognizant of this to watch for mold growing on your subfloor. Your vinyl floors won't discolor, deteriorate, or warp due to a surprise flood in your basement though. That's a really attractive feature of luxury vinyl we want to make sure you take into account.

We recommend engineered hardwood floor for basements that are intended to be used as extra living space or another living room. It's simply one of the best basement flooring options out there. If you want to have sugared-up kids in the basement then, by all means, use engineered. However, engineered hardwood isn't as durable as luxury vinyl. It also isn't nearly as waterproof either.

Vinyl plank flooring has been getting better and better visuals every 6 months it seems. There are new textures to match hardwood with wood-look vinyl planks which are perfect for basement floors. Vinyl plank and engineered hardwood are great selections for a concrete basement floor.