Laminate Flooring Questions...

[Jasonpikephoto]

Hi all,

I'm new around here so be nice

Basically me and my partner are moving into a house in a couple of weeks, and we have purchased plenty of packs of Egger 8mm Laminate Flooring.

At the moment the ground floor has vinyl/lino sheet flooring, and we forgot to check what's underneath, ie wooden sheets, or concrete. Am I right in thinking that if it is concrete i'll sheets of DPM, and then underlay over that?

And if it's wooden sheets I can just go ahead with the underlay? It's a 7-year old house, so pretty new. What underlay thickness would you recommend?

Can't I just use cheap laminate foam underlay?



Thanks!

Jason

 

[crazydaze]

Yes

Yes

and use the best quality underlay you can, you'll get a better floor as a result, less bounce, less noise and better insulation.

 

[Danny14]

Hi,

You're probably best off with a vapour control underlay. link; http://www.naken.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_66_77&product_id=191

If you are looking for one with acoustic qualities as well, they sell one called Polyfoam Acoustic.

Cheers