Comments on: How to Lay Wood Flooring Underlay

By: Nora

Nora — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:51:19 +0000

Any suggestions for an underlay offering extra protection from dump? Our underlay is going to be fibreboards but there is a problem with dump in the area where a fireplace use to be (we discovered that after lifting the old carpet)
Thank you

By: Matt Cannon

Matt Cannon — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:23:48 +0000

I’m going to lay a solid oak laquered floor to all floors in my french apartment which currently have ceramic floor tiles. Do I need any underlay, how best do I fix the boards to this type of floor? Do I need to fix at all?

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:37:42 +0000

I am having lacquered solid oak flooring fitted in my hallway, do I need an underlay on top of my old floorboards? If so can I use plywood?

By: admin

admin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:12:58 +0000

Bryony :

I’m having a new extension built with good insulation under the floor and will be laying solid wood flooring. Do I need to use underlay and if so which type is best please?

Hi Bryony, Solid oak floors are recommended to be either nailed down directly to the sub floor or glued to the sub floor - either of these methods will not require an underlay. If any other fitting methods are to be used ie glueing the tongue and groove as a floating floor, then an underlay will be required. The best ones are the dense underlays such as the Depron and Gold Dune as they insulate against sound and heat. Hope this helps

By: Bryony

Bryony — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:28:35 +0000

I’m having a new extension built with good insulation under the floor and will be laying solid wood flooring. Do I need to use underlay and if so which type is best please?

By: 360Rugs

360Rugs — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:15:59 +0000

Oh these are just delightful and I sense would be very popular particularly in the traditional home.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:42:16 +0000

Hi Brian, The best underlays for acoustic are either Depron or Gold Dune. Either of these are suitable for use with a bamboo floor. Hope this helps, Real Oak Floors

By: Brian C Calark

Brian C Calark — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:41:13 +0000

I have purchased Solid Bamboo Plank Flooring ready sealed. and am going to fit to upper foor suspend wood plank, please advise best underlay for accoustic and support

By: admin

admin — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:09:21 +0000

Hi Allan, All solid oak floors are recommended to be nailed down or glued down directly to the subfloor. As chipboard is not the best subfloor for nailing and you cannot nail onto concrete it would be our recommendation to glue the floor directly to the subfloor using a flooring adhesive such as EverBuild PDQ 650 . Hope this helps, Real Oak Floors

By: Allan Guntrip

Allan Guntrip — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:57:07 +0000

i am laying solid oak flooring untreated 2mt to 4mt random lengths , i have a chipboard subfloor upstairs in my new extension , and a room downstairs with a concrete subfloor , which of your underlay would you suggest i use and should i glue or nail it down