Can anyone suggest a suitable underlay for an engineered wood floor? I want to use the Tongue-Tite system or secret nails and there must be a damp proof membrane (even though I've recently concreted etc. the sub floor crawl space to try and eliminate humidity). Problem is nails etc. puncture the membrane so lets the damp through. I've been told of an underlay which seals the nail perforations, anyone else heard of this?
suitable floor underlay
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get the click system... problem solved !!!
on a related topic...
I've had a couple of quotes for installing oak flooring in our hallway and study.
On the question of underlay (I asked because our house is not very well insulated and gets quite cold in winter) one chap said that it isn't usually used under wooden flooring because it dampens the 'noise' that a wooden floor makes when walked across and that it doesn't make much difference any way.
The other guy didn't seem to have an opinion on whether it would help with insulation but said eh could do it.
Will underlay make a difference in our situation? The flooring will go over wooden floorboards, the house was built in '69.
Regards, Cal
I've had a couple of quotes for installing oak flooring in our hallway and study.
On the question of underlay (I asked because our house is not very well insulated and gets quite cold in winter) one chap said that it isn't usually used under wooden flooring because it dampens the 'noise' that a wooden floor makes when walked across and that it doesn't make much difference any way.
The other guy didn't seem to have an opinion on whether it would help with insulation but said eh could do it.
Will underlay make a difference in our situation? The flooring will go over wooden floorboards, the house was built in '69.
Regards, Cal
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