Underlayment for Hardwood (Nail Down) Flooring
Are you looking for underlayment for hardwood flooring? Solid hardwood can last for generations and underlayment prolongs that even more. Add moisture proteciton, sound absorption, and comfort to your new hardwood floor. You can view our underlayments that will work with hardwood (nail down) flooring (nail-down or glue-down installation type) below.
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
Multi-Purpose Acoustical Underlayment
Made from recycled materials in a patented process where air-laid filaments create a capillary effect to absorb impact and airborne sound, Insulayment is the best acoustic underlay for wood flooring. This acoustical underlayment insulates the transfer of impact noise to lower level rooms and better supports wood flooring than commonly prescribed 15 lb asphalt saturated felt paper. Insulayment's sound ratings meet or exceed most building code requirements for multi-family dwellings.
Available in 3' x 33.4' (100 sq ft) or 6' x 60' (360 sq ft) Rolls
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
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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