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What is the typical underlayment for hardwood flooring?
aemeijers wrote in
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Red Green wrote:
The dude wrote in news:jIWdnaauRdI5-
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I will be installing some pre-finished hardwood floors on the second
story bedrooms.
This will replace the existing carpet.
I was looking at the thicker solid type prefinished.
Is it just a type of tar paper over the existing plywood? Or is
there more to it.
In this particular case, the mfgrs instructions for the particular
flooring over a particular existing flooring type is what you really
need to follow. They should know their product best as well as
following it will keep the warranty valid if it's worth anything to
start with.
FWIW, back in the stone age, for Bruce 3/4 T&G, we always used the red
resin paper. The black stuff stinks too much. They told us it was to
cut down on squeaking. Local real dealer (not big-box) or manufacturer
web site, will have the spec sheet for installation. Note that if the
rooms are now carpeted, with no hardwood underneath, there is likely a
layer of particle board or something that will need to come up, to
keep floor from getting taller and interfering with doors, baseboards,
and such. If house has forced-air heat, pull up a register and peek in
there with a mirror and a flashlight to see what you are dealing with.
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aem sends...
Used that red stuff on a 3/4 T&G floor just as you did. Nailed (manual
flooring nailer, ughhhh!). Was there 15 yrs. Never a peep.
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