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03-27-00, 06:02 AM
Have basement laundry room with old vinyl floor tiles.some coming up due to long wear. is it better to put down a commercial carpet or sheet vinyl in case the washer or commode should overflow.is high traffice area due to garage.gotten various advice from stores.

Ted Heissner
03-27-00, 04:58 PM
Sheet vinyl would be a better choice. Because of the high humidity level and high traffic area vinly will stand up better than carpet. If your washer leaks, it's easy to remove the water from a hard floor. Extracting water from a carpet is a difficult job and the carpet will probably have a foul odour till it dries.

Go with the vinyl.

Ted