Contractors installing a variety of hard surface flooring in new homes, condos, multi-family housing, and hospitality settings can now stock the jobsite with one “universal” underlayment, VersaWalk™ that offers superior performance under nail-down or glue-down wood, floating laminate, and engineered wood. Float it, nail it, or glue it! Odorless and non-allergenic, VersaWalk is composed of […]
Many people love the look of new laminate flooring for it’s variety of textures and designs. However, what is underneath the flooring is often overlooked. Underlayment gives laminate flooring it’s performance. Laminate flooring without underlayment is like having a Lamborghini with a Toyota Prius engine. We’re going to go over 5 reasons you should put […]
Looking for Underlayment for Vinyl Plank Flooring? We recognize that luxury vinyl plank is a growing trend in the flooring industry due to its waterproofing capability. It does have benefits for the DIY/homeowner market. In this post, we will cover the following: Does Vinyl Plank Need Underlayment? What Underlayment Is Made For Luxury Vinyl? What […]
Looking for underlayment to reduce sound? The only time we suggest underlayment under vinyl tile or plank flooring is if want to reduce the impact sound or sound transmission in your room. The additional underlayment under the floor will help to reduce the sound. MP Global has designed an underlayment with superior sound absorption. The […]
Probably one of the commonly known purposes for using a flooring underlayment beneath certain types of flooring is “acoustic benefit”. In other words, dampening unwanted noise from traveling to other rooms, especially multifamily housing where living quarters are built upon each other. While there’s no reliable, recognized scientific test for measuring sound deadening within the […]
There it was Labor Day weekend 2018 and I laid awake at 3 a.m. exhausted and awake in my friend’s downstairs apartment unit. I was visiting a friend in Chicago for the long last holiday weekend of the summer as I was helping her adjust in her new living space there. Of course, as we […]
Sold by: BuildDirectSKU:10074922 SoundChoice Underlayment With Moisture Barrier – 100 sq ft Roll – Discontinued QuietWalk underlayment offers the same benefits that SoundChoice underlayment provides which you can view the product by clicking on the following link: SoundChoice is our premium 100 sq. ft. Underlayment choice allowing firm support for multiple types of flooring with […]
Flooring Underlayment for Flooring Contractors – Buy Bulk, Save Money and Increase Profit Margin Most flooring contractors look for ways to increase their profits for flooring installations. One method of increasing profit is to buy underlayment in bulk. The following points describe the benefits of buying contractor rolls. Less Trips To Store – This will […]
While the marketing strategies across all hard surface segments always include the benefits of each particular product, the attributes of underlayment do not seem to garner the same attention. Many individuals in the industry do consider underlayment the unsung component of a successful flooring job, yet it often remains underappreciated and undervalued. Underlayment manufacturers believe […]
As every area of the industry strives to become more environmentally friendly, products continue to become safer and more sustainable. When it comes to underlayment and carpet cushion, the same holds true. Whether it’s the ingredients in the offerings themselves or the way they are manufactured, cushion and underlayment companies are doing what they can […]
Crack isolation and sound control products are designed to solve well-known issues in flooring installation. Crack isolation products keep subfloor cracks from transferring into tile and stone floors. Sound control products are designed to minimize impact noise from footfalls and other types of traffic, as measured by their Impact Insulation Class (IIC) rating. We asked […]
[Norfolk, Neb.] MP Global Products, a manufacturer of fiber acoustic underlayment for hard surface flooring, began in 1997 manufacturing carpet padding while researching other products as well as other industries. But along the way, according to Jack Boesch, director for marketing and sales, “We developed a thin pad that proved to be a perfect product […]