Laminate Pad

Your laminate floor is only as good as your underlayment. Underlayment is required for any installation of laminate flooring installed by the floating floor method. When choosing an underlayment for your new flooring, it is important to use only the type approved by the manufacturer of your particular flooring.

Standard Foam Pad

Standard foam underlayment is simply a thin foam padding. Standard foam underlayment provides only a minimal level of sound reduction, comfort, and sub-floor correction. Because of its limited sound reduction capability, it should only be considered as a base grade, or entry level type of underlayment.

Combination Foam/Film

Combination foam/film underlayment is essentially the same as standard foam except that it has a moisture barrier attached to one side. The moisture barrier prevents moisture from getting into the flooring from underneath and potentially causing major damage.

Upgraded Pad

Upgraded underlayments are usually denser than standard foam. These underlayments are constructed with closed-cell foam. Their main purpose is to provide better sound reduction than the standard foam type.

3 in One

Most quality laminate underlayments used today combine all three benefits together in one pad. Some even have protection that resist mold and mildew. Some well known brands are the Floor Muffler, and the Silencer.

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