Houses don t need to breathe but they do need to be able to dry out when they get wet.
Does your floor need to be able to breathe.
This low level of air leakage allows the home they say to be properly heated and cooled and to provide.
When it comes to insulating homes sealing them and providing proper ventilation a number of myths and old wives tales persist.
A flooring professional should be able to help do the research.
You say so your self in your foil faced polyisocyanurate example.
If the subfloor is new it may need longer especially.
Choose products with little or no formaldehyde.
2 walls have to breathe.
The need for materials that don t trap moisture is true for many houses.
Nor will putting a rug over your floor.
There are those who claim that houses need to allow in a certain amount of fresh air even with the windows closed in order to function properly.
I just wanted to add one more vinyl floor variant that you should consider for a basement installation if you are already considering a click lock floor.
Allow the subfloor to dry for at least 72 hours after you remove an old floor covering and before you bring the new flooring into the room.
I highly recommend loose lay vinyl tile.
Unless you re in a one way climate like minneapolis or miami putting plastic in your walls will trap moisture and grow things.
Most walls do need to breath from one side to allow any moisture from dew point condensate to dissipate.