3 Reasons To Choose Luxury Vinyl Flooring For Basement Wine Cellars

If you are a wine aficionado and you want to take your wine collection to the next level, converting an unused basement into a wine cellar can be a cost-effective storage solution. However,  leaving the basement's concrete slab floor uncovered can lead to problems with dampness and mold, so your new wine cellar will need to be fitted with suitable flooring.

Luxury vinyl flooring is a practical, versatile flooring product, and is especially well suited for use in wine cellars and other basement conversion projects. If you need flooring materials for a basement wine cellar, here are three reasons to choose luxury vinyl flooring:

Waterproof 

With proper ventilation and a reliable sump pump, it is fairly easy to control dampness in most basements. However, because concrete is porous, the concrete slab that makes up your basement floor will absorb moisture from the surrounding soil. This can cause problems if you lay a non-waterproof floor covering directly over the slab.

Hardwood flooring may be desirable, but it can warp significantly when laid over a moist basement floor slab. Carpets can rapidly become moldy and inexpensive vinyl or laminate floors may start to peel. Fitting a waterproof underlay underneath can provide a measure of protection, but they will lose their effectiveness if they become worn or torn.

Luxury vinyl flooring tiles and planks are made from multiple layers of PVC thermoplastics, which are bonded into a single, thick layer using intense heat. This creates a completely waterproof flooring product that will not warp, rot or suffer any form of damage when exposed to moisture.

Luxury vinyl floors are generally fitted with an underlay to provide added cushioning, but even without an underlay, your wine cellar's vinyl flooring will be completely immune to dampness. This waterproofing also makes luxury vinyl flooring highly stain-resistant, so a dropped bottle of red wine won't discolor your newly laid floor.

Attractive Looks

If you are aiming for the traditional styling of a European wine cellar when designing your basement wine cellar, you might be averse to using synthetic flooring materials like luxury vinyl flooring. However, luxury vinyl flooring is called "luxury" for a reason. 

Luxury vinyl planks and tiles have similar thickness and heft to hardwood planks and stone tiles, and their visible surfaces can be printed with 3D designs that closely mimic the look of real wood grain, natural stone, or kiln-fired terracotta. If you want a wine cellar with a modern, contemporary design, luxury vinyl flooring is also available in a variety of vibrant colors and patterns.

Durable And Scratch-Resistant

Your basement wine cellar's flooring will need to be durable, with enough load-bearing strength to support heavy, fully-laden wine racks withing denting or cracking. Luxury vinyl planks and tiles are up to the challenge and can handle the weight of the largest free-standing wine racks, barrels, and cabinets.

Luxury vinyl flooring is also resistant to scratching and scuffing. It will not suffer surface damage when you rearrange racks or use wheeled wine carts to transport bottles from place to place.

Contact a local flooring company, such as Pro Flooring, to learn more.