Roofing Felt Under Laminate Flooring

I am trying to get house done on the cheap with laminate flooring and when i go price it the cheap underlayment stuff is nearly runs another 6 sq yard.

Roofing felt under laminate flooring.

While underlayment for vinyl planks may be used under hardwood and laminate the reverse is not true. The floor trim around the edges holds it all down. Hi i have a real problem last home owners installed flooring in kitchen they layed a layer of felt paper roofing first now i can t get up the felt pa. Felt paper comes in 15 pound and 30 pound options.

I know its vapor barrier with it. Cut the building paper to fit with a utility knife. Since vinyl planks are generally thinner than a laminate the underlayment is also thinner. Laminate floors which may be tongue and groove or snap together are floating floors and not attached to the subfloor.

So is roofing felt. I dont see why i cannot use roofing felt to save some money. The thicker 30 pound paper is too thick for most typical flooring. A vinyl flooring underlayment will not be as thick as a laminate or hardwood underlayment.

If you re set on having insulation under your floor if you are set on having the warmth and insulation under your flooring we would suggest switching to laminate flooring. Hardwood flooring can increase your home s value. Most vinyl underlayments are 1mm to 1 5mm thick. Laminate flooring has to have underlayment in order to float the flooring.

If too much cushion is beneath the vinyl planks the locking system and joint integrity will be compromised. While manufacturers have made hardwood floors easy to install you do need to take a few steps to prepare the room to make installation easier. Your first task is preparing the surface that the hardwood will lie on which means deciding whether you need to use felt paper under the hardwood. Putting a soft product under vinyl plank will result in an unstable floor that is much more inclined to being damaged and even punctured or torn over time.

Vinyl planks require hard thin underlay because the product itself is softer. There are lots of different underlayments to choose from for your specific needs. That seems a bit much for what it is. Floating floors can be installed over any existing hard floor surface but should have an underlayment between the laminate flooring and the subfloor.