Category: Floor Underlayment

Can you use QuietWalk for glue down or nail down flooring?
Floor Underlayment

QuietWalk is designed for the following applications: Floating Laminate Flooring Floating Engineered Wood Floating Bamboo Floating Rigid PVC Core Vinyl Planks If you have a floor that needs to be glue or nail down, then we suggest QuietWalk Plus. QuietWalk Plus underlayment was engineered to be used for floating, glue down or nail down flooring […]

Does the Quiet Walk underlayment plastic/vapor barrier face up or down when installing?
Floor Underlayment

The plastic side faces up and the fiber faces down. Two benefits are provided: Moisture Protection The fibers can actually allow the vapors to evaporate through the gutter system of the underlayment. The fibers are treated with a safe anti-microbial to inhibit mold and mildew. Protection from Leaks Spills, leaky plumbing, faulty ice-makers can cause […]

QuietWalk Luxury Vinyl Underlayment for Vinyl Plank Flooring
Floor Underlayment

With the rise of vinyl plank flooring, MP Global Product introduces the first felt underlayment designed for vinyl plank flooring. With density in mind, we tweaked the fiber formula from our other popular QuietWalk for laminate flooring. Same benefits as the famous QuietWalk, just thinner/denser which eliminates movement when walking on vinyl plank flooring. We’ve […]

Basement Floor Underlayment
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. […]

What Goes Under Laminate Flooring?
Floor Underlayment

Understanding what goes under your laminate flooring can help improve the life of your flooring. Of course, this really never gets talked about because the flooring is what you look at, feel and admire. What isn’t talked about is underlayment. Underlayment helps moisture protection, sound absorption and compression support. Do you really need underlayment for […]

Underlayment for Bamboo Flooring
Floor Underlayment

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 […]

6 mil Vapor Barrier Underlayment Over Concrete Floors
Floor Underlayment

When installing new flooring, you want to make sure it last for years to come. With all flooring, moisture from the subfloor underneath (concrete) can cause issues and can cause headaches months from now. Why and how is there moisture in concrete slabs? There is always water underneath the ground, while it might not be […]

Flooring Underlayment for Flooring Contractors
Floor Underlayment

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 Our Flooring Underlayment Thickness?
Floor Underlayment

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″ […]

What is the difference between QuietWalk and QuietWalk Plus?
Floor Underlayment

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 […]

Top 7 Items To Look For In Flooring Underlayment
Floor Underlayment

Buying your ideal flooring can be an exciting experience. With pricing of $2 – $8 per sq ft, you want to make sure you install your flooring the correct way. Maybe you heard of horror stories of people installing laminate flooring and hear cracking sounds when walked on. What lies underneath the flooring can determine […]