As we prefaced at the top this product is designed for use with engineered and laminate wood floors not nailed floorboards.
Thick recycled felt underlayment for engineered hardwood floor.
With a staple down or nail down installation over a wood subfloor using solid flooring or engineered flooring it is recommended that an underlayment of 15lb.
It also makes the floor noticeably more cushioned when compared to flooring installed over bare subfloor.
In the case of most hardwood floors it is more than enough to choose the underlayment with a thickness of 2 to 3mm.
Black felt paper is rolled out over the wood subfloor prior to installing the new floor.
The roberts felt underlayment comes in a 360 square foot roll and is priced fairly.
Some manufacturers might claim that thicker is better for sound absorption but that is not always the case as it is not only the thickness that matters to minimize sound.
A popular option if you want to install this eco friendly floor underlayment is qep cork underlayment roll.
The roberts super felt premium underlayment is a 3 mm thick insulating underlayment made to reduce noise and help cushion flooring.
Some manufacturers might claim that thicker is better for sound absorption but that is not always the case as it is not only the thickness that matters to minimize sound.
In the case of most hardwood floors it is more than enough to choose underlayment with a thickness of 2 to 3mm.
In addition to repelling pests cork also can help to reduce the incidence of stress cracks in your flooring.
By absorbing noise instead of deflecting it super felt reduces sound transmission.