Vinyl flooring needs to have a sturdy stable sub floor with very little cushioning regardless of the installation type.
Thin foam barrier for vinyl flooring.
2 install a glue down vinyl flooring.
Eco cork foam 75 sq.
X 3 2 mm waterproof premium plus 10 in 1 underlayment for vinyl laminate engineered floors.
Underlayment is a thin foam layer that goes between your subfloor and your new floor.
Foam works best underneath laminate floors if it has vapor barrier properties since that type of flooring is particularly susceptible to moisture.
Glue down click lock or loose lay.
The underlayment comes with peel and stick tape for the overlap system which allows easy installation for diys.
Because vinyl flooring isn t made from wood products it does not have the same structure that laminate flooring does.
Eco cork foam 675 sq.
Red rosin paper or tar paper roofing felt which have no sound blocking advantages are sometimes laid on top of the plywood to minimize squeaks but this benefit is subject to debate in the flooring industry.
Plywood is only a modestly effective sound blocker.
However if you are installing vinyl flooring over a concrete sub floor you will need a very thin vapor barrior such as visqueen vapor barrier underlayment to protect your flooring from moisture.
While underlayment for vinyl planks may be used under hardwood and laminate the reverse is not true.
Visqueen 6mil pe.
Foam is a decent second choice as long as it s thick and very dense although cork will last longer and perform better.
The vinyl underlayment will also help mask any sub floor imperfections creating a smooth surface for your floating vinyl flooring.
Worse case scenario the floor starts to get mouldy 10 years down the line but is in good shape.
Having a glue down vinyl flooring will eliminate a lot of issues that a floating floor would have over an uneven sub floor because it s adhered to the surface.
The vapour barrier provides a superior protection to your vinyl flooring.
The foam is cushioned to provide a lot of comforts the 3mm is large enough to overcome the sub floor irregularities and imperfections on your floor.
Plywood underlayment is often used under thin flexible flooring materials like vinyl or linoleum tiles.
Essentially underlayment acts as a cushion between subfloor and floor.
The client wants to keep the floor and reinstall which many of these systems are designed to do.
After removing your original floor you ll lay the underlayment on top of the subfloor and then install your new floors over it.
Vinyl planks require hard thin underlay because the product itself is softer.
Otherwise cork will provide even more noise reduction.
