Underlayment for Laminate Flooring
Are you looking for underlayment for laminate flooring? Underlayment will allow laminate floors to properly float on the subfloor (wood or concrete), it will help prevent moisture damage, perfect minor subfloor imperfections and reduce noise. You can view our underlayments that will work with laminate flooring below.
Flooring Underlayment for Laminate & Floating Floors
Designed for floating floor materials, QuietWalk's recycled filaments are specially processed to cushion the floor, absorbing sound and reducing unwanted noise. This helps make floating floors sound more like fastened wood and helps to keep sound from traveling to other rooms. Although it can be installed over wood or concrete subfloors, QuietWalk can manage moisture that surfaces in the form of vapors that naturally come up from concrete subfloors with its exclusive DriWick™ technology.
Since QuietWalk and concrete are both "breathable" capillary products, vapors that are emitted will never accumulate under the pad into harmful moisture. The DriWick™ technology will wick away harmful moisture while the attached vapor barrier protects the overlying flooring from any attacking moisture. With QuietWalk flooring underlayment you get better moisture protection, as the fibers manage harmful moisture concerns.
Available in 3' x 33.4' (100 sq ft) or 6' x 60' (360 sq ft) Rolls
Universal Acoustical Underlayment for Hardwood Flooring (Float, Nail & Glue-Down)
Advancing the fiber blend technology of the original, QuietWalk Plus features more versatile applications with the special attached vapor barrier allowing glue or nail down applications. Boasting the same performance characteristics, reducing unwanted traveling noise and superior moisture protection and proper compression to support tongue and groove, QuietWalk Plus is the universal underlayment covering all installation applications. This underlayment can be installed over wood or concrete subfloors.
Available in 3' x 33.4' (100 sq ft) or 6' x 60' (360 sq ft) Rolls
Recycled Flooring Underlayment for Luxury Vinyl Plank, Luxury Vinyl Tile and Multi-Layer Flooring
QuietWalk Luxury Vinyl is a premium recycled fiber underlayment built for luxury vinyl plank, luxury vinyl tile and multi-layer flooring like WPC, SPC, and rigid core vinyl planks. It also is a solution for laminate, engineered hardwoods, and floating ceramic tile systems. Suited for both floating, glue down, and mechanically fastened installations either in residential and commercial applications. Impressive sound ratings (providing exceptional through-the-floor and footfall noise protection) including an industry leading Delta IIC rating make this underlayment the ideal underlayment to be installed under LVT, LVF and MLF flooring; with STC rating of 62, IIC rating of 70 and Delta IIC of 28.
Available in 100 sq. ft. or 360 sq. ft. rolls.
Premium Acoustical Flooring Underlayment with Water Defensive Barrier
- Exclusive Only on LL Flooring
QuietWalk Versa provides a moisture management system to help protect your flooring investment from both top and bottom side water!
- IIC 70, STC 62, Delta IIC 28 - Sound Ratings
- Moisture Emissions Allowance: NO LIMIT
- R-Value of 0.53
- Odorless, no VOCs
- Antimicrobial treated fibers
- Approved for use with radiant heat systems
- Made from recycled materials
- LEED compliant
Premium Acoustical and Insulating Fiber Board with Integrated Moisture Barrier
Give your floors a boost! QuietBoard Recycled Fiber Underlayment is equipped for all your needs in one sheet!
QuietBoard provides superior support for multiple types of flooring with great acoustic and waterproof benefits and an added bonus to correct flooring gaps and imperfections. Its dense construction reduces impact noise and those annoying gaps between trim and flooring by raising the subfloor while increasing floor stability and minimizing flex between planks to make floors solid and comfortable under each step.
Combined with our exclusive ECO-WICK System. Our fiber flooring underlayment is designed to hold up to 5 times its weight in moisture allowing the board to maintain its structural integrity, shape, and functionality. Encouraging constant airflow and breathability prevents moisture vapors from becoming blocked or trapped.
Fibers are treated with antimicrobial and integrated with a metallicized film barrier allowing the concrete to breathe, protecting the overlying flooring from harmful moisture and your family from inhibiting mold and mildew while providing thermal reflective properties for better energy efficiency.
Premium Acoustical Flooring Underlayment with Water Defensive & Thermal Insulation Barrier
- Exclusive Only on LL Flooring
QuietWalk MAX premium underlayment provides a moisture management system to help protect your flooring investment from both top and bottom side water!
- IIC 73, STC 67 - Sound Ratings
- Moisture Emissions Allowance: NO LIMIT
- R-Value of 0.61
- Odorless, no VOCs
- Antimicrobial treated fibers
- Approved for use with radiant heat systems
- Made from recycled materials
- LEED compliant
Universal Sound Reducing Flooring Underlayment
Made from 100% virgin latex rubber, SoundBuffer is CRI (Carpet and Rug Institute) certified and residential and commercial rated for under a variety of overlying flooring products. Featuring excellent acoustical ratings, SoundBuffer exceeds the standard for high-rise flooring installations. Thanks to its specific density and compression set characteristics, SoundBuffer helps minimize impressions and indentations that can mainly occur with luxury vinyl.
Available in 3' x 33.4' (100 sq ft) or 3' x 66.7' (200 sq ft) Rolls
Sound Control Flooring Underlayment
SoundStepXL is a crosslink flooring underlayment that is one of the most efficient and affordable flooring underlayments available. Boasting high acoustical scores and better lifetime support of the tongue and groove system than traditional basic foam flooring underlayments.
Available in 4' x 25' (100 sq ft) Rolls
Premium Polyethylene Flooring Underlayment With Industry Leading Moisture Protection and Sound Control
High-performance acoustical grade postindustrial recycled polyethylene foam with a highly impermeable vapor barrier film attached results in extreme moisture protection for overlying finished floors. Additionally, an attached moisture resistant extended lip and self-sealing tape facilitate easy installation. With the industry leading manufacturing process, the roll out foam material lays out flat and allows for better handling and easier installation.
Available in - 4' x 25' (100 sq ft) Rolls
Premium Polyethylene Foam 2-in-1 Flooring Underlayment
This economical 2-in-1 underlayment support is made from polyethylene foam with a special moisture resistant film on both sides. DuoFoam provides standard support and care to laminate and floating engineered wood floors. Featuring self-seal lip and tape for optimal moisture protection and for ease of installation.
Available in 40" x 30' (100 sq ft) Rolls
6-mil Vapor Barrier Flooring Underlayment
MoistureBlock is a low-density polyethylene film that can be used during the installation process with floating laminate and engineered wood floors. No need to bother with large fold out, low quality, construction grade films, which are bothersome and hard to use before the floor is installed. Recommended for use with pre-attached floating wood floors in which the padding is attached to the flooring during the manufacturing process. While installing a pre-attached padded floor, it is recommended to also install a moisture resistant film over concrete or any substrate where moisture is a concern.
Available in 30" x 40' (100 sq ft) Rolls
Acoustical Rubber Underlayment for Hard Surface Floors
Made from an array of recycled rubber materials; AbsorbaSound acoustical rubber underlayment provides excellent stability and durability for a variety of hard surface flooring choices, including hardwood. AbsorbaSound rubber underlayment touts superior noise and sound reducing benefits, preventing impact and interior airborne noise from traveling to other rooms.
Available in 2mm - 12mm Thickness
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