For the floor, we wanted something simple and quick, that also looked pretty decent when it was done, so Pergo to the rescue! We used their Outlast + series, and were very specific to follow their recommendations for the type of vapor barrier for our application, since this is a basement and I don't want any trouble :-)
Oh, and for anyone who hasn't been reading along for the last few months, and is wondering what that hole in the wall is for.....
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