This a good question as many underlayment come with built in vapor barrier and some don’t. Depends on your subfloor type also. Why do you need a moisture barrier in the first place? A moisture barrier blocks moisture from reaching your floor. Blocking moisture eliminates havoc (warping, etc) to your floor. How does moisture get […]
(Intro) As you can see, we have marked off an area that is approximately 20in by 20in. And the idea here is to have a good clean and smooth surface inside this perimeter. So we need to brush it off, sweep it off, maybe even have to rub a little sand paper on there, something […]
We came up with this chart to help you see what our underlayment thicknesses are for our flooring underlayment. QuietWalk 1/8″ or 3mm QuietWalk Plus 1/8″ or 3mm Insulayment 7/64″ or 2.77mm VentiLayer 13/64″ or 5.5mm SoundBuffer 3/64″ or 1.19mm SoundStepXL 5/64″ or 2mm DouFoam 5/64″ or 2mm MoistureBlock .006 mm AbsorbaSound 5/64″ – 15/32″ […]