I'm thinking about putting laminate in our finished basement - the current carpet is yucky and I'd like the nice look and easy cleanup of a bare floor.  Someone said that installing on cement is good because it's a level surface.

Has anyone done this?  What brand of floor is best and what goes between the laminate floor and the basement floor to protect the laminate from moisture?  I will hire someone to do this but I want to make sure they do it right!
Basement is dry so far (~20 years) - the only concern would be the hot water heater which is in the unfinished side of the basement.

Thanks!

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My mother just went through this issue with the basement in our family home. I thought it was going to be a nightmare. Being a Long Island native the basement was in great condition we didn't really have any unusual flooding or moisture issues. My grandparents had carpet down that had not been changed in years once we ripped up the carpet the subfloorig was in great shape. All we needed was a standard moisture barrier and we were in business. My mother chose to lay KronoSwiss Fix It Savan Teak to go along with the teak theme in the rest of the house. I live in the south now my mom is up north, I bought the 1000 sqft. of flooring needed for this project on line and had it shipped to her it was about 1,350 delivered. She would have paid 2500 locally. My brother and I laid this no glue wonder down in about three days with little to no problems. It looks great. It's been 6 months and it still looks great. My mom has the grandchildren over and their toys this stuff is durable and takes little care at all. She use the swifter I got her last year for christmas no more vacumimng lol :lol:  So I really can't complain. So here if you're looking for great flooring fast at a great price this is where i found it.Laminate Flooring
Hope that helps....Good Luck with your flooring.....