Vinyl flooring underlayment
Before admiring your new kitchen floor, there are a few things you need to know about the installation process which will provide a smooth and stable finish for your floors.
Flooring underlayment is important to consider because of the advantages like absorbing the sounds of people walking and enhanced comfort underfoot. It can also be wonderful when discussing about flooring surface’s longevity and durability. Here’s what you need to know about underlay for a DIY process:
What is underlayment?
Underlayment consists of four primary layers:
- Joists: The first layer of wooden foundation underneath the floor.
- Subfloor: Plywood provides support.
- Underlayment: Rolls of plywood, fiberboards or other rolls of material which serve as a buffer between the subfloor and the surface in order to improve stability.
- Finish floor: The actual materials you walk on (for example: tile or stone).
Underlayment plays a big role in the acoustic performance of your floor. Another purpose is making any subtle mistakes made within the subfloor layer not become an issue.
Why you need vinyl flooring underlayment?
Underlayment gives a smooth exterior along the finish floor, provides stability and protection and enhances the acoustic capabilities of the floor. This flooring adds compression resistance to your floor, which will vastly reduce wear and tear after years of traffic. It also helps guard against moisture. In conclusion, ,luxury vinyl flooring underlayment is the best choice in order to get the most out of your floor acoustically, as sounds will be absorbed.
Does vinyl flooring need underlayment?
Adding an underlayment under the finish floor can be useful in for giving height to your floor. Talk to an experienced BuildDirect product expert or a professional installer to see if your existing subfloor is already suitable enough to have the finish floor covering it.