Carpeting your basement?  Use ThermalDry® Basement Floor Matting
ThermalDry® Basement Floor Matting creates an inorganic barrier that will never grow mold or rot between the damp basement floor and the new carpet in your finished basement.

ThermalDry® Basement Floor Matting is an appropriate surface for your wall-to-wall carpeting or padding installations. We recommend installing carpeting with tack stripes instead of cluing it to the panels (although it has been done) so that you may still use the same subfloor again and again with new carpeting. Normal carpeting will not generally be as easy to dry in the case of a wet basement as the finished ThermalDry® Basement Floor Systems, but it will provide you a world of options when you're finishing your basement.

Keeps Your Floor Warmer
Like all ThermalDry® Basement Flooring, ThermalDry® Basement Floor Matting creates a thermal break between your finished basement and the cold basement floor. Installing ThermalDry® Flooring makes your basement floor 8-10 degrees warmer than before and makes your finished basement more energy efficient.

If you're not planning on finishing your basement, ThermalDry® Basement Floor Matting is still a good idea for your basement, as it will still provide the vapor barrier and thermal break between your cold basement floor and the rest of the basement. Additionally, it prevents water vapor from getting trapped underneath, festering and growing mold, making your basement more useful for safe storage of your valuable and important personal possessions.