Fitting Underlay For Laminate Flooring

Suitable for concrete and all timber floors.

Fitting underlay for laminate flooring. QEP 2mm IXPE Acoustic Pro Floating Floor Underlay 1 66. An underlayment is required before installing laminate flooring. After cleaning the floor roll out the underlay where youre going to laying your first laminate.

Step 2 Check for damp. Laminate underlay is a thin padded layer of material that sits below your laminate flooring. This underlay is 3mm thick with an inbuilt moisture barrier2 in 1 Moisture Barrier.

2 Lay the underlay. So to be clear when installing laminate flooring it is best to use a dedicated laminate flooring underlay this can vary in price quite a lot depending on the quality of the underlay. It protects against wear and tear.

Protect your laminate flooring from moisture when fitting over a cement sub-floor. Royale Barrier Pro X tape to join the underlay seems together when fitting. Then use a hammer and chisel to remove enough of the bottom of the architrave that the laminate will fit underneath it.

Steps 1 Clean the floor. 3 Run a string line. Roberts 63mm x 1828m Rug Gripper Roll 4 3650.

Laminate flooring underlay usually comes in the form of a roll or square boards. Be sure to leave a 10-12mm expansion gap. Standard 3mm polyfoam underlay rolls are most suitable for level subfloors like floorboards.