Flooring choice for basement/tank area

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Haha. Well the cracks I'm sure I could install pretty easily.

I think my next step is to at least go view some of these bamboo floors in person before I make the call.

But generally speaking bamboo will hold up better in the basement?

Bamboo will do well in a basement, just as good as engineered wood if not better. If you're installing directly on the concrete you'll want to lay some tar paper or some kind of membrane first then an underlay and then float the bamboo on top of it all. The bamboo locks together so install is super fast.
Alternatively if you lay tar paper then install a raised sub-floor you could install any hardwood and it would do fine.