Durable, Sanitizable Basement Flooring for Sewer Backup Prone Areas
Product opportunity: Durable vinyl tiles, epoxy floor coatings, or polished concrete services designed specifically for flood and sewer backup resilience.
Expected benefit: Long-term cost savings by avoiding frequent flooring replacements, less hassle, and better hygiene in flood-prone basements.
Origin Reddit Post
r/homeimprovement
Flood resistant flooring in basement
Posted by u/orthostatic1•05/31/2025
Our finished basement has recently had two floods within 6 months. Each time, since it was a sewer backup, we had to tear out all the flooring (laminate) and baseboards. The sewer backups usu