Concrete Subfloor Engineered Hardwood Floor With Cork Underlayment

Applications over wood substrates.

Concrete subfloor engineered hardwood floor with cork underlayment.

When it comes to wood floor installation moisture protection is paramount. A popular option if you want to install this eco friendly floor underlayment is qep cork underlayment roll. Apply 15lb roofing felt or similar between the cork and the subfloor. It has superior sound reduction properties over synthetic materials.

Fold back the other half of the underlayment sheet apply mastic to the subfloor and fold the underlayment back over. The national wood flooring association publishes specific guidelines for acceptable moisture levels in plywood and concrete subfloors and failure to adhere to these can result in cupping crowning and gapping of hardwood floorboards. Slabs testing higher than 3 pounds of moisture should have a 6 mil polyethylene film or a concrete sealer. As with every job test the moisture content of your subfloor and your hardwood flooring for more information see measuring moisture in the october november 2006 issue of hardwood floors and concrete facts in august september 2007.

One significant benefit is that it is a renewable resource and a natural product. Cork is trending upward as an underlayment material especially for green homes. Apply plastic poly sheeting between the cork and cement. Eco cork foam 75 sq.

This natural cork underlayment has a thickness of 0 25 inches and is an ideal option for tile hardwood and laminate floors. When installing cork under floating floors applications over concrete and all non porous flooring. Usually made of foam rubber cork or felt among other materials an underlayment simply refers to what goes between the original floor and the hardwood flooring that is about to be installed. It adds softness reduces the impact of sound resists moistures provides additional support and makes the hardwood longer lasting.

0 50 to 0 75 per square foot. This is a pliable material that can be easily trimmed to accommodate drains doorways and other obstacles. After gluing the cork roll the underlayment with a 100 pound flooring roller. Rubber hardwood floor underlayment.

A hybrid cork rubber underlayment is a premium product costing 1 15 to 1 50 per square foot. Starting against one wall layout the cork and cut it to the desired length. If a floor plank and underlayment or adhesive will not fit under the door remove the door and trim it with a circular saw about 1 8 inch above the level of the new flooring. It also makes the floor noticeably more cushioned when compared to flooring installed over bare subfloor.