Comments on: 5 Reasons You Need Underlay For Your Wood Floor Installation http://blog.builddirect.com/5-reasons-you-need-underlay-for-your-wood-floor-installation/ Information and discussion about flooring, decking, tile, and other products with the BuildDirect Team Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:21:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: John McPhee http://blog.builddirect.com/5-reasons-you-need-underlay-for-your-wood-floor-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-55999 John McPhee Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:05:59 +0000 http://blog.builddirect.com/?p=1467#comment-55999 I am about to lay down on wonderful, more non-toxic underlayment that is recycled materials and not petroluem based called Premium Underlayment, sold at Lowe's. It is a vinyl type vapor barrier glued to a traditional rock wool type padding. My question, however, would it not be better applied upside down, with the vapor barrier against the concrete, protecting BOTH the padding and the wood floor from moisture? If applied as recommended, then the padding is exposed to the moisture of concrete, risking a build-up of mold as the moisture is trapped in the padding between the moisture barrier and the concrete? So I could apply upside down, with the moisture barrier against the concrete, OR, of course, add a second moisture barrier against the concrete so that the moisture cannot reach the padding either..... Anyone have suggestions? Never have floated a hardwood floor on concrete...... John - 505-577-8351 I am about to lay down on wonderful, more non-toxic underlayment that is recycled materials and not petroluem based called Premium Underlayment, sold at Lowe’s. It is a vinyl type vapor barrier glued to a traditional rock wool type padding. My question, however, would it not be better applied upside down, with the vapor barrier against the concrete, protecting BOTH the padding and the wood floor from moisture?

If applied as recommended, then the padding is exposed to the moisture of concrete, risking a build-up of mold as the moisture is trapped in the padding between the moisture barrier and the concrete?

So I could apply upside down, with the moisture barrier against the concrete, OR, of course, add a second moisture barrier against the concrete so that the moisture cannot reach the padding either…..

Anyone have suggestions? Never have floated a hardwood floor on concrete……

John – 505-577-8351

]]> By: Engineered timber flooring melbourne http://blog.builddirect.com/5-reasons-you-need-underlay-for-your-wood-floor-installation/comment-page-1/#comment-47562 Engineered timber flooring melbourne Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:10:45 +0000 http://blog.builddirect.com/?p=1467#comment-47562 I never wear shoes in my apartment and I try to walk more on the balls of my feet rather than leading with my heel. Some people just naturally have a heavy step when they walk so when you live in an apartment without much soundproofness, you have to me mindful of how you walk. I live in the 3rd floor of a 4 story apartment and the lady above me had a really heavy step. I had to tell her once, too, because she walks like she's really doing something important. I never wear shoes in my apartment and I try to walk more on the balls of my feet rather than leading with my heel. Some people just naturally have a heavy step when they walk so when you live in an apartment without much soundproofness, you have to me mindful of how you walk. I live in the 3rd floor of a 4 story apartment and the lady above me had a really heavy step. I had to tell her once, too, because she walks like she’s really doing something important.

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