question about laminate floor underlay

[redeye6666]

Hi,

I'm new to the forum and after a bit of advice if anyone can help( be gentle)

Right here goes... I have ordered up a load of laminated flooring to do my hallway and kitchen with. I also ordered up a load of "timbermate silentfloor gold underlay" to go with it. I was speaking to a guy I work with who is a bit of a diy expert and he said that I shouldn't be using this stuff in my house as it has a damp proof membrane on the underside, because my hallway and 80% of my kitchen in on wooden floor boards with a void underneath and only a small portion of the kitchen is concrete floor. He recons that its bad for the wooden joists and floor because it will make them sweat. This has started to worry me now and obviously don't want to get this stuff fitted if its going to cause more harm than good

 

[vv2806]

http://www.tradepriced.co.uk/images/pdf/silentfloor_gold_laminate_underlay.pdf

According to the technical specifications, you are not supposed to use it over wood-block or parquet subfloors. You may want to contact the technical department (see the link above) and ask them about your situation. I personally think that it would be OK, provided there are airing bricks in your external walls and they are not blocked.

 

[redeye6666]

http://www.tradepriced.co.uk/images/pdf/silentfloor_gold_laminate_underlay.pdf

According to the technical specifications, you are not supposed to use it over wood-block or parquet subfloors. You may want to contact the technical department (see the link above) and ask them about your situation. I personally think that it would be OK, provided there are airing bricks in your external walls and they are not blocked.

Thanks for the rapid reply.

I will give them a ring and see what they say. I was going to lay this over the existing floor boards of a 1930's semi. I think its pretty well ventilated underneath, but will find out from them all the same.

 

[redeye6666]

Well I phoned them today, they guy that answered the call said that it was fine to use on wooden sub floor of floor boards.

 

[vv2806]

Good luck then with your new floor

 

[redeye6666]

Good luck then with your new floor

Thanks... fingers crossed it all goes ok.