Thick Recycled Felt Underlayment For Engineered Hardwood Floor

This natural cork underlayment has a thickness of 0 25 inches and is an ideal option for tile hardwood and laminate floors.

Thick recycled felt underlayment for engineered hardwood floor.

In the case of most hardwood floors it is more than enough to choose underlayment with a thickness of 2 to 3mm. It is dense 4mm thick and made from recycled felt and an attached plastic film provides decent vapor barrier protection. In addition to repelling pests cork also can help to reduce the incidence of stress cracks in your flooring. In the case of most hardwood floors it is more than enough to choose the underlayment with a thickness of 2 to 3mm.

With a staple down or nail down installation over a wood subfloor using solid flooring or engineered flooring it is recommended that an underlayment of 15lb. By absorbing noise instead of deflecting it super felt reduces sound transmission. It also makes the floor noticeably more cushioned when compared to flooring installed over bare subfloor. Black felt paper is rolled out over the wood subfloor prior to installing the new floor.

This felt underlayment is made from recycled fibers and compressed using a high heat manufacturing process. A popular option if you want to install this eco friendly floor underlayment is qep cork underlayment roll. As we prefaced at the top this product is designed for use with engineered and laminate wood floors not nailed floorboards. Some manufacturers might claim that thicker is better for sound absorption but that is not always the case as it is not only the thickness that matters to minimize sound.