Underlayment for 3/4" hardwood
Chad Bertke
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3/4" hardwood floor...what to use as underlay??
Comments (5)If by noise from creaking boards. Only a well secured floor will stop that. Until it ages but then its fair game. Cork wont stop that. It will dampen noise from walking or rolling things across the floor. Wont eliminate it. One thing to consider is if it is a nail down product (the floor) then you need to think about the length of staple or cleat to use. A standard 2" cleat wont secure the floor well enough through cork. That extra height the cork has takes away from the amount of bite the cleat will have on the subfloor. Not a huge issue in terms of price but its an easy oversight that some may not think of....See More3/4' hard wood floors on plywood subfllor with OSB underlayment?
Comments (12)Every time I run into PB it comes out and is replaced with 5/8 BC grade plywood underlayment. The 1/2" plywood underneath is a CDX grade with no T&G so that is no good for anything without an underlayment over it. Particle board underlayment is fine underneath carpet because it can breath. It has no holding power for staples or cleats, neither does the CDX sheathing grade plywood subfloor. I've seen many floors installed over PB that are very loose and gapped. That said, I have seen a couple that looked fine. Also once PB gets covered over with felt and a wood floor it can't breathe anymore and it can start to do funny things.... well, not funny :), but nothing it may want to do is good. You would have no mfg. warranties either....See MoreCan I float 3/8" engineered hardwood over solid hardwood?
Comments (1)Go for it. I would throw down some 3mm or 6mm cork underlay down (it floats just like the hardwood) and then float the hardwood. Use a high-quality joint glue on the hardwood and you should be fine. Besides...if it gives up the ghost in 10 years, would you be upset?...See MoreReplace 3/4” hardwood/carpet with 5/8” engineered hardwood
Comments (8)Thanks. My biggest concern is the kitchen cabinets. The floor would be 1/8” shorter so I’m worried about 1/8” exposure that was never there before at the bottom of my cabinets. That may look terrible considering I just restained them and they sit on tile. Or, is there a way that installers can raise the edges 1/8” in those places (where the floor meets the cabinets)? I honestly have no idea how this would work and the installer wasn’t too clear with me. Two of them said it would work though. One was via email (not too responsive so it’s hard to get a straight answer) and the other didn’t have an answer I understood....See MoreSJ McCarthy
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