Do You Need Special Tape to Install Floor Underlayment?
The answer is no. We recommend to use duct tape as every hardware store carries this product. Some manufacturers sell specialized tape for underlayment but there is no extra benefit.
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Basement Floor Underlayment
Installing any type of flooring in the basement can be tricky. With common humidity levels that are associated with basements, you want to make sure your flooring gets plenty of ventilation. We developed VentiLayer/Bellawood Basement to help just that. Our patented mesh layer promotes ventilation to disperse potentially harmful moisture away from your beautiful flooring. […]
Underlayment for Bamboo Flooring
Have you recently bought some bamboo flooring and looking for the best underlayment? Did you know what lies underneath your bamboo plays an even more important role or equal to? Underlayment for bamboo can help you solve three hidden problems. 1. Moisture Protection From talking to customers who had questions, bamboo flooring seems to be […]
Flooring Underlayment for Flooring Contractors
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 […]
What is the difference between QuietWalk and QuietWalk Plus?
With the new addition of QuietWalk Plus, our customers are wondering what the difference between QuietWalk and QuietWalk Plus. The main benefits for QuietWalk Plus is: Enhanced film – The film allows the glue to adhere to the floor and subfloor. It is malleable to allow nail down flooring. More Dense Pad – The pad […]
Underlayment: The Many Benefits Found Under the Surface
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 […]
7 Ways Underlayment Can Add Value to Replacement Floors in Renovations
When specifying replacement flooring in a commercial, retail, office, hospitality, or multifamily housing renovation, facility managers can choose from a wide range of hard surface materials that may match aesthetic and life-cycle requirements, with options including hardwood, engineered wood, laminate, luxury vinyl tile, and ceramic and porcelain tile. But flooring choices should not stop there. […]
The Importance of Flooring Underlayment
From the beginning, laminate products have had a reputation of having a “hollow” sound when walked upon. To their credit, manufactures have spent many hours and dollars on research and development to create ways to make their floors sound more “natural.” Nonetheless, when it comes to selling laminate flooring, retailers should automatically include underlayments as […]
Selling Premium Underlayment
Often considered a throw-in, an afterthought, underlayment for new hard surface glue-down, nail-down and floating floors in residential and commercial installations is anything but. Underlayment that is well matched to the floor covering contributes benefits during installation and for the life of the floor. The following are six reasons why specialty retailers and contractors should […]
6 reasons for Selling Premium Underlayment
Often considered a throw-in, an afterthought, underlayment for new hard surface glue-down, nail-down and floating floors in residential and commercial installations is anything but. Underlayment that is well matched to the floor covering contributes benefits during installation and for the life of the floor. The following are six reasons why specialty retailers and contractors should […]
MP Global Products Creates Acoustic Underlayment for Floating Floors
MP Global Products has developed a sound-suppressing underlayment that is designed for use under floating or glue-down luxury vinyl flooring. The company said its LuxWalk underlayment is ideal for condos, high rise apartment complexes and anywhere where sound control between floors is required. Norfolk, Nebraska-based MP Global Products said LuxWalk measures 25/1000 ins. thick and […]
MP Global Introduces Premium Acoustic Underlayment for LVF
[Norfolk, Neb.] MP Global announced the introduction of LuxWalk, a sound-suppressing underlayment for superior performance under floating or glue-down luxury vinyl flooring (LVF). According to the company, at 25/1000″ thickness and featuring a smartly engineered heavy duty design, LuxWalk adds the right amount of cushioning under LVF. It also retards movement of LVF installed over […]