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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. What lies beneath – over the subfloor and under the new flooring – can make a big difference in the long term performance of the installation. Rather than going with one-type-fits-all generic underlayment, specifiers should aim to pair the new flooring choice with underlayment designed, specifically, to enhance performance of that particular type of flooring. High performing underlayment for various types of hard surface flooring is made from materials such as natural, synthetic, or wood fiber, rubber, foam and cork.

Here are seven ways that quality underlayment matched to the type of finish flooring can add long-lasting value to the replacement floor.

1) It can improve the installation process – Underlayment should be flexible enough to compensate for a slightly uneven subfloor and other subfloor imperfections, ensuring that the finished flooring lays down flat.

2) It can improve acoustics in the room – One key advantage underlayment can provide is the ability to improve acoustics. Underlayment with sound-suppressing capabilities will quiet the impact noise of occupant footfall, dampen ambient sound in the room in which it is installed, and inhibit voices, music, TV, and other airborne sound from traveling to the floor below. Fiber, cork, and foam underlayment, in particular, can offer strong sound deadening qualities. When evaluating underlayment for acoustic performance, sound consultants and others frequently interested in sound abatement often rely on certified lab tests of the performance of a floor/ceiling assembly to measure how well it insulates against impact sound and airborne vibration. For installations where quiet between floors is an important consideration, it is a good idea to specify underlayment that carries sound ratings that meet, or better yet beat, minimum local building code requirements, which are typically set quite low.

3) Good compression resistance supports more comfortable walking – Compression resistance is the measurement of force required to produce a specified percentage of compression over the entire top area of a specific sample. Underlayment that provides firm, yet flexible, compression resistance (and holds its shape over time) will disperse the impact energy of footfall, reducing stress on occupant knees and hips, and supporting more comfortable walking over the life of the floor, a welcome attribute in installations where people are on their feet for much of the day, as well as in senior housing.

4) Moisture management helps protect wood, engineered wood, laminate, and luxury vinyl flooring from moisture – Underlayment may address unwanted moisture from spills or other intrusion of water from seeping in from above and/or coming up from the subfloor in a variety of ways. Some products include a thin vapor barrier that can prevent moisture from migrating in either direction while others also incorporate absorbent padding under the vapor barrier that can wick away incidental moisture from the subfloor and, through evaporation, disburse that moisture at the perimeter of the padding. Depending upon where it is used, underlayment for laminate should carry a water vapor transmission rating that matches recommendations from the North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA). Moisture management can also reduce the possibility of mold growth under a finished floor.

5) Insulating properties add to occupant comfort – Underlayment that incorporates a generous insulating R-value of at least 0.50 acts as a thermal break and will contribute to greater occupant comfort by helping make the floor warmer in the winter and cooler in summer.

6) Special accommodations for laminate, luxury vinyl tile, and ceramic and porcelain tile improve performance of the floor – Because laminate is not nailed or glued down but rather “floats,” there is, unavoidably, a void between the laminate and the subfloor that, unless addressed, resonates as hollow when walked upon. Underlayment designed to be used with laminate features padding that fills the space and helps eliminate the “click click click” commonly associated with laminate floors. It also enables the floor to sound more like real wood. New tile flooring also benefits from underlayment formulated specifically to help inhibit concrete subfloor lateral cracks from telegraphing through to the tile or grout above.

7) Earth-friendly formulations can help preserve the environment, indoors and beyond – Underlayments made with zero VOCs can contribute to healthier indoor air quality and may, in addition, meet LEED standards for low emissions and contribute to the overall project total in the LEED category of Indoor Environmental Quality. Some manufacturers even have their underlayment tested and third party certified to meet high standards for low emission, such as California 1350, which is the most stringent clean air regulation in the U.S. Companies that take this extra step usually share the information on their packaging and website. In addition, underlayment manufactured from recycled content can divert recyclable discarded materials from landfills and may contribute to the overall percentage of pre-consumer content for LEED certification in the category of Materials and Resources.

Jack Boesch is director of marketing at MP Global Products, reach him at (888) 379-9695.

Original Article: Buildings.com – January 30, 2015

Posted on: Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Last modified on: Tuesday, February 24, 2015

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 part of the selling process. Why? As Bob Cummings, sales and marketing manager at Pak-Lite (PLI), said, “Laminate flooring always requires underlayment-there is no option. At least if you want your floor to look, sound and perform as it was designed. Quality laminate flooring underlayments provide a number of benefits that allow your laminate floor to perform as expected.”

According the North America Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) underlayment has many uses and serves many functions as part of a laminate flooring system. Depending on the product these can include:

• Providing support for the locking system of the laminate flooring panels.
• Providing impact resistance and shock absorption.
• Protection from substrate water vapor.
• Buffering the trans-mission of ambient and impact sound.
• Providing thermal properties.
• Helping to address minor subfloor imperfections, which allows for optimal performance of the laminate floor itself.

While each of these reasons is an important factor in helping to ensure a consumer’s laminate floor will provide her and her family with years of enjoyment, Cummings feel the most important benefit of a quality laminate flooring underlayment is providing water vapor protection. “It will act as an essential protective barrier between the cement subfloor and your laminate floor. A laminate floor exposed to excessive water vapor molecules over time can cause your floor to swell. This could cause buckling or warping. Buckling or warping are almost always a result of moisture and/or water vapor damage.”

Matt Heil, national sales manager for Pregis Corp., said, “Moisture management is important because a significant portion of laminate floors are placed over concrete. Concrete continues curing for a very long time and it releases water vapor during that process. Laminate floors are susceptible to damage when water is absorbed into them.”

Cummings added, “When installing laminate flooring over a concrete subfloor you need to read the manufacturer’s installation instructions very carefully. Those instructions will ‘call out’ the maximum allowable moisture content of the slab. Most often it is indicated by pounds of moisture in the slab. This can be measured using a calcium chloride test kit. The manufacturer may even specify a relative humidity (RH) reading be conducted using a probe that measures the RH in the slab. RH testing is considered more accurate than calcium chloride testing. A good quality underlayment equals or exceeds the protection offered by a 6mil visqueen barrier, which is the industry standard in protection.”Duane Reimer, technical director of MP Global Products, noted, “Moisture management should address moisture that can come from either below or above the underlayment. Quality underlayment for laminate flooring should be able to absorb incidental moisture coming up from a concrete subfloor without swelling or deteriorating and should feature an attached vapor barrier on the top side that keeps harmful moisture away from the laminate floor.”

He added there are some quality fiber underlayments that include the capability to handle moderate amounts of water from accidental spills onto the laminate floor through dissipation over time by perimeter or subfloor evaporation-provided that the source of the moisture is stopped, of course.

For NALFA, the organization points out just like it is important to select the proper floor covering for the job, it is equally important to select the appropriate type of underlayment-especially when it comes to installing a laminate floor. With regards to the moisture issue, the association notes some underlayment products may require a separate moisture barrier be used at time of installation and other products may have a vapor barrier integrated with the underlayment.

Regardless of the type of house or the area of the country, all retailers and salespeople who have been selling flooring for more than a week know there is no perfect subfloor. In fact, the subfloor can and will vary from room to room.

As such, that is another reason why underlayments are so important to laminate floors.

“The underlayment needs to be soft enough to absorb irregularities in the flatness of the subfloor as well as nail-heads and seams,” Heil noted. “On the other hand, it needs to be firm enough to keep the tongue-and-groove locking system from bending, and possibly breaking, when the seams are being compressed under heavy load.”

Reimer agreed with Heil that an underlayment should be both firm enough to support the laminate flooring for the lifetime of the installation and flexible enough to form around subfloor roughness that could, if not addressed, cause laminate tiles or panels to rock or lay unevenly.

When laminate flooring first came on the market in the mid 1990s it required installers to glue the tongue-and-groove to keep the panels in place. Those days are long gone as laminate flooring now comes with a mechanical locking system that allows for a faster, cleaner installation. While it was important to have a quality underlayment even in the early days, NALFA points out “the integrity of today’s laminate flooring is dependent on the locking system remaining intact. The underlayment keeps the amount of deflection to a minimum to support the locking system. Underlayment that is too soft, too thick, or installed in multiple layers could cause the locking system to fail.”

Reimer added, “A carefully calculated compression resistance will also address and help eliminate the ‘clicking’ sound laminate can elicit when walked upon, helping it sound more like glue-down or nailed down wood flooring.”

Quality underlayment that addresses sound can quiet impact sound, dampen ambient sound, and inhibit noise from traveling to the room below,” he explained. “This can be especially important for installations in rental units, condos and multi-family housing. Quality underlayment can also muffle the hollow sound and undesirable clicking noise that laminate can have when walked upon, enabling laminate to sound more like real wood. If the project owner or contractor is specifically concerned with acoustic performance and building codes, check sound ratings of the underlayment. Manufacturers that test their products and get good results typically include them in company literature, on product packaging, and/or on the company website.”

NALFA points out, underlayment can provide sound control for impact sounds (IIC) and air borne (STC) sounds by acting as an isolation break between the laminate flooring and the subfloor. “This breaks the transmission of vibrations being transmitted from one surface to the other, thus improving sound reduction in applications such as multilevel residences.”

In the area of acoustics and buildings this science is narrowed down to impact sound-such as footsteps-and air borne sound-such as speaking.

The association is quick to note, though, “an underlayment is only one component of a complete floor/ceiling assembly. The STC and IIC values stated for an underlayment are typically determined by testing it as part of a complete floor/ceiling assembly according to standards set forth by ASTM International.”

Nonetheless, knowing what STC and IIC and what they stand for is important when helping a customer choose the correct underlayment to go with the laminate floor being purchased.

STC is a single number rating system used to qualify the performance of a floor/ceiling assembly’s ability to reduce airborne sound-speaking, laughing, etc.-transfer within established frequencies. Generally, the higher the STC rating, the better the floor assembly blocks noise from transmission through a wall or floor assembly.

IIC is also a single number rating but it tells how well a floor/ceiling assembly deadens or absorbs impact sounds such as footsteps. The IIC value of underlayment plays the largest role in sound control within buildings. As with the STC rating system, the higher the IIC number, the better the sound is deadened.

Quality underlayments also play a role in keeping the flooring, and therefore the people walking on it warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer as it can provide a form of insulation. These are noted just like the insulation used in walls with an “R-value.”Heil said, “R-value is important because the underlayment provides a barrier between the colder concrete subfloor and the laminate.”

Reimer added, “Incor-porating an underlayment with a good R-value will boost thermal insulation, helping keep floors warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.”

There are also underlayments that work in conjunction with radiant heating systems. Heil noted, “Prior to installation, we suggest you review your application with the laminate flooring manufacturer. Following its recommendations will ensure the underlayment being used is compatible and will not void the laminate floor warranty.”

For the environmentally conscious consumer, there are underlayments that not only contain recycled materials they are third-party certified. Meaning if you happen to be using laminate on a home or commercial project interested in utilizing a green rating system, such as LEED, there are underlayments out there that can help earn credits because of their earth-friendliness.

In the end, though, it is all about education. The salesperson should know about the various properties of the different underlayments available and explain them to the end user as to why a particular product would work better.

Put simply, a sales associate should inform buyers that installing high-performing underlayment matched to the finished floor will bolster performance and durability of the new floor installation.

Original Article: Floor Trends – December 4, 2014

Posted on: Tuesday, December 23, 2014

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 use premium underlayment under new wood-engineered and solid-laminate, luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and ceramic or porcelain tile:

1. During installation, a proper underlayment can help compensate for an uneven subfloor, smoothing out little imperfections and enabling the finished flooring to lie flat.

Premium underlayment is generally denser and has greater compression resistance than entry level products. The underlayment, while firm enough to support the floor, should also be flexible enough to form around the subfloor surface roughness.

2. Improved acoustics. Premium underlayment can provide strong sound deadening qualities that help prevent noise from impacting the room below and help quiet sound in the room in which it is installed.

Look for IIC (Impact Insulation Class) and STC (Sound Transmission Class) sound ratings that meet or exceed your local code. The higher the numbers the better they are at improving acoustics.

IIC tests the ability of a particular floor/ceiling assembly to block impact sound by measuring the resistance to the transmission of impact noise or structure-borne noise. The typical range for an IIC rating is between 20 and 80, with the International Building Code minimum standard for multi-family dwellings at 50 for new construction tested in a controlled lab environment, and at least 45 when tested in an actual building after the floor installation is completed.

The STC test rates the ability of a specific construction assembly (i.e., a floor) to reduce airborne sounds such as from TVs, voices and stereo systems. A rating above 50 would be good. If it’s above 60, it’s that much better.

Manufacturers that test their products and get good results typically post them on company literature, on the company website, and/or on the packaging, making it easy for both the salesperson and buyer to see them.

3. Protection against moisture. Quality underlayment should incorporate a vapor barrier and provide protection against moisture. There are underlayments now available that incorporate a vapor barrier in conjunction with absorbent padding, enabling the wicking away of incidental moisture from a damp concrete subfloor and the disbursing of that moisture through evaporation at the perimeter of the underlayment. Built-in moisture protection helps protect the overlying floor covering.

Floating laminate or engineered wood floors are especially susceptible to damage from moisture coming up from below, such as from a concrete slab on grade. If installed properly, vapor barriers situated on the top side of the underlayment (over the padding) can also help remedy moisture from incidental spills that might flow to the perimeter of a room at the floor’s edge. Although the pad may wick in the spill, the attached vapor barrier keeps the harmful moisture from reaching the bottom surface of the overlying floor, protecting it from potential warping or buckling.

4. Add thermal insulation. Some premium padding provides a measure of insulation and adds an R-value that enables the underlayment to act as a thermal break, contributing to greater occupant comfort by helping make the floor warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.

Similar to the acoustics ratings, manufacturers that provide products with strong R-values will showcase them on their literature and packaging so both the salesperson and buyer can easily see it.

5. Improve comfort during walking and standing. Underlayment with good compression resistance disperses the impact energy of footfall, reducing strain on knees and hip joints and affording more comfortable walking over the life of the floor.

Also, underlayment made specifically for use under glue-down or floating floors may provide the proper compression resistance to help minimize impressions and indentations that can occur. In addition, these underlayments can help laminate flooring sound more like real wood or tile when walked upon.

6. Some premium underlayments are made using recycled materials, helping preserve the environment by diverting post-industrial materials from landfill. In projects aiming for LEED certification, underlayment made from recycled content can contribute to the earning of LEED credits under the category of Materials and Resources.

There’s so much more a properly matched underlayment can do to help make the flooring system work for the end user’s benefit. These six examples, though, are key reasons why it is important for retail and commercial salespeople to better understand the properties of the various underlayments on the market so they can help their customers select the one that is best suited for the floor covering they are purchasing. A properly aligned flooring assembly will benefit everyone, especially end users who you can bet will share their experience with family, friends and colleagues.

Original Article: Floor Trends – December 5, 2014

Posted on: Tuesday, December 23, 2014

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 use premium underlayment under new wood-engineered and solid-laminate, luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and ceramic or porcelain tile:

1. During installation, a proper underlayment can help compensate for an uneven subfloor, smoothing out little imperfections and enabling the finished flooring to lie flat.

Premium underlayment is generally denser and has greater compression resistance than entry level products. The underlayment, while firm enough to support the floor, should also be flexible enough to form around the subfloor surface roughness.

2. Improved acoustics. Premium underlayment can provide strong sound deadening qualities that help prevent noise from impacting the room below and help quiet sound in the room in which it is installed.

Look for IIC (Impact Insulation Class) and STC (Sound Transmission Class) sound ratings that meet or exceed your local code. The higher the numbers the better they are at improving acoustics.

IIC tests the ability of a particular floor/ceiling assembly to block impact sound by measuring the resistance to the transmission of impact noise or structure-borne noise. The typical range for an IIC rating is between 20 and 80, with the International Building Code minimum standard for multi-family dwellings at 50 for new construction tested in a controlled lab environment, and at least 45 when tested in an actual building after the floor installation is completed.

The STC test rates the ability of a specific construction assembly (i.e., a floor) to reduce airborne sounds such as from TVs, voices and stereo systems. A rating above 50 would be good. If it’s above 60, it’s that much better.

Manufacturers that test their products and get good results typically post them on company literature, on the company website, and/or on the packaging, making it easy for both the salesperson and buyer to see them.

3. Protection against moisture. Quality underlayment should incorporate a vapor barrier and provide protection against moisture. There are underlayments now available that incorporate a vapor barrier in conjunction with absorbent padding, enabling the wicking away of incidental moisture from a damp concrete subfloor and the disbursing of that moisture through evaporation at the perimeter of the underlayment. Built-in moisture protection helps protect the overlying floor covering.

Floating laminate or engineered wood floors are especially susceptible to damage from moisture coming up from below, such as from a concrete slab on grade. If installed properly, vapor barriers situated on the top side of the underlayment (over the padding) can also help remedy moisture from incidental spills that might flow to the perimeter of a room at the floor’s edge. Although the pad may wick in the spill, the attached vapor barrier keeps the harmful moisture from reaching the bottom surface of the overlying floor, protecting it from potential warping or buckling.

4. Add thermal insulation. Some premium padding provides a measure of insulation and adds an R-value that enables the underlayment to act as a thermal break, contributing to greater occupant comfort by helping make the floor warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.

Similar to the acoustics ratings, manufacturers that provide products with strong R-values will showcase them on their literature and packaging so both the salesperson and buyer can easily see it.

5. Improve comfort during walking and standing. Underlayment with good compression resistance disperses the impact energy of footfall, reducing strain on knees and hip joints and affording more comfortable walking over the life of the floor.

Also, underlayment made specifically for use under glue-down or floating floors may provide the proper compression resistance to help minimize impressions and indentations that can occur. In addition, these underlayments can help laminate flooring sound more like real wood or tile when walked upon.

6. Some premium underlayments are made using recycled materials, helping preserve the environment by diverting post-industrial materials from landfill. In projects aiming for LEED certification, underlayment made from recycled content can contribute to the earning of LEED credits under the category of Materials and Resources.

There’s so much more a properly matched underlayment can do to help make the flooring system work for the end user’s benefit. These six examples, though, are key reasons why it is important for retail and commercial salespeople to better understand the properties of the various underlayments on the market so they can help their customers select the one that is best suited for the floor covering they are purchasing. A properly aligned flooring assembly will benefit everyone, especially end users who you can bet will share their experience with family, friends and colleagues.

Original Article: Floor Trends – December 5, 2014

Posted on: Friday, December 12, 2014

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 features an engineered, heavy-duty design that adds the right amount of cushioning under vinyl flooring. The product also retards movement of vinyl flooring, helping reduce abrasion of a floor’s underside.

“Because luxury vinyl flooring can easily compress to the base on which it rests when pressure is applied to it, underlayment with good compression resistance is important,” the company said. “LuxWalk… enhances LVF’s performance, minimizing impressions and indentations that can occur in the finished floor.”

LuxWalk is made from polyethylene film that incorporates blended recycled polyester fiber derived from soda bottles and contributes to LEED credits.

The product is available in roles measuring 3 ft. by 66 ft. 8 ins.

Original Article: Residential Building Products and Technology – October 1, 2014

Posted on: Friday, October 3, 2014
Last modified on: Friday, October 3, 2014

Underlayment is one of those overused industry terms that carries a different meaning depending on the person with whom you are talking. It can be shorthand for carpet cushion, as well as used for the sound-abating cushion beneath hard surface options such as laminate, resilient and hardwood. It can even allude to crack isolation membranes and backer boards in the case of ceramic tile.

Floor Trends spoke with several manufacturers in the segment to give retailers some basic pointers on selling the material and why it is an important part of the overall package in making the end user happy.

Todd Hall, Cal-Flor Accessory Systems’ product development director, said when selling underlayment as part of a flooring sale, you should always take the time to review the flooring manufacturer’s requirements to ensure no warranties are being voided. “For laminates and woods, there are many choices on the market. Know which underlayments have an actual moisture barrier, what the R-values (measurement of thermal resistance) are and what the STC (Sound Transmission Class) and IIC (Impact Insulation Class) ratings are. These are all important to know and relay to the customer. Many apartments and condos have specific regulations as far as STC/IIC that must be met.”

He also recommended choosing an underlayment that performs better than the minimum default. “Simply meeting minimum requirements only works if everyone before you also met minimum requirements, nothing has changed and no one made any mistakes. That means a flat subfloor, zero moisture, perfect tongue-and-groove milling and no sound problems with the neighbor living below you. This is nearly impossible to know or guarantee; one screw-up and your minimal product doesn’t cut it. The ratio of the cost of a good underlayment relative to the overall project is just not worth scrimping on.”

Fahren Green, regional manager for Halex Corp., warned retailers to make sure the customer understands the value-not just the price-he or she is getting in a product. “Possibly the biggest thing going on in the segment right now is the influx of underlayments from China, which vary significantly in quality and price. Not all of these products are bad but unfortunately many of them are purported to have characteristics they simply cannot support.”

He said when it comes to underlayment, a best practice is to go with a reputable, well-known manufacturer. “Look at how long the company has been around. Does it have a written warranty? What is that warranty? Who makes the judgment upon what has actually failed if the warranty comes into play? A company that has been in the industry for a long time can back its warranties up.”

Anamaria Cindric, marketing for Keene Building Products, said when it comes to working with tile dealers should know the basic requirements of a ceramic installation. “When working with tile in a wet area such as a bathroom over a plywood subfloor, always make sure to specify some type of waterproofing underlayment. Tile and mortar will allow water to saturate, and that water will over time rot the wood. The tile will separate and mold may grow, and the floor will be ruined.”

Kelly Kennedy, MP Global Products’ national sales manager, offered these tips for choosing an underlayment under tile: “The selected underlayment should have enough thickness and compression resistance to smooth out minor subfloor imperfections so the tile lies flat and should resist the transfer of concrete subfloor cracks through to the tile or grout above.”

Laminate flooring must be sold with underlayment because the product is “intrinsically loud,” he added. “Underlayment made specifically for laminate not only spreads out and dampens structural impact to the floor but also absorbs noise. Underlayment for wood and laminate flooring should address not only sound control but moisture control, thermal insulation and cushioning.”

For glue-down or floating LVT, Kennedy also recommended underlayment engineered specifically for that flooring type. “These underlayments feature the proper compression resistance and can help minimize any impressions and indentations that may occur.” No matter what type of flooring is ultimately chosen, “make sure the warranty covers it. The warranty of the underlayment might exclude a specific type of finished floor or subfloor.”

Bob Cummings, Pak-Lite’s sales manager, said retailers should always carry underlayment for multiple flooring types and not adopt a one-size-fits-all approach. “You would not want to use a laminate underlayment for tile, or carpet cushion for hard surface because chances are the floor will fail. Most laminate and resilient locking systems have underlayments specifically approved to work with those systems. The retailer should be in tune with the flooring suppliers’ needs and requirements by reading the warranty and installation instructions.”

Underlayment is not just an essential for laminate flooring, he added. “Without some type of underlayment, a laminate floor could disengage at the locking system or at the least sound horribly hollow and ‘clicky’ The same can apply to floating engineered, bamboo and exotic wood floors that are not glued down.”

According to Jeb Broomell, USG’s product marketing manager for tile and flooring, “no two underlayments are identical.” He advised retailers to research the various underlayment options out there instead of just sticking to one type. “Our Fiberock, for example, is suitable for vinyl and hardwood in addition to tile. Know the needs of your customer so you can offer an option for any flooring type being installed.”

Original Post: Floor Trends – August 1, 2014

Posted on: Friday, August 1, 2014
Last modified on: Friday, August 1, 2014