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Hardwood flooring installation - 15# felt vs red rosin paper
I've used rosin paper as underlayment on many floors. What I'd been told
was that it acted as a moisture retarder rather than a moisture or vapor barrier. Recently, I was told that termites *love* the red rosin paper by a professional installer. "Everywhere we've torn up an old floor and found termites, they've been into that rosin paper". Now, there's a wooden subfloor below the rosin paper and a wooden floor above it, so did the termites really even have the ability to *avoid* getting into the paper? Or does the paper actually *attract* termites? This is all completly disregarding any of the noise/ease of installation advantages/disadvantages of one underlayment vs. the other. Appreciate any advice, Jc |
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Hardwood flooring installation - 15# felt vs red rosin paper
On Sep 9, 9:01*pm, "joe" wrote:
I've used rosin paper as underlayment on many floors. *What I'd been told was that it acted as a moisture retarder rather than a moisture or vapor barrier. Recently, I was told that termites *love* the red rosin paper by a professional installer. *"Everywhere we've torn up an old floor and found termites, they've been into that rosin paper". *Now, there's a wooden subfloor below the rosin paper and a wooden floor above it, so did the termites really even have the ability to *avoid* getting into the paper? *Or does the paper actually *attract* termites? This is all completly disregarding any of the noise/ease of installation advantages/disadvantages of one underlayment vs. the other. Appreciate any advice, Jc Why bother with underlayment at all? |
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Hardwood flooring installation - 15# felt vs red rosin paper
"jim" wrote in message ... On Sep 9, 9:01 pm, "joe" wrote: I've used rosin paper as underlayment on many floors. What I'd been told was that it acted as a moisture retarder rather than a moisture or vapor barrier. Recently, I was told that termites *love* the red rosin paper by a professional installer. "Everywhere we've torn up an old floor and found termites, they've been into that rosin paper". Now, there's a wooden subfloor below the rosin paper and a wooden floor above it, so did the termites really even have the ability to *avoid* getting into the paper? Or does the paper actually *attract* termites? This is all completly disregarding any of the noise/ease of installation advantages/disadvantages of one underlayment vs. the other. Appreciate any advice, Jc Why bother with underlayment at all? Because wood is hygroscopic. jc |
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Hardwood flooring installation - 15# felt vs red rosin paper
On Sep 9, 9:09*pm, "joe" wrote:
"jim" wrote in message ... On Sep 9, 9:01 pm, "joe" wrote: I've used rosin paper as underlayment on many floors. What I'd been told was that it acted as a moisture retarder rather than a moisture or vapor barrier. Recently, I was told that termites *love* the red rosin paper by a professional installer. "Everywhere we've torn up an old floor and found termites, they've been into that rosin paper". Now, there's a wooden subfloor below the rosin paper and a wooden floor above it, so did the termites really even have the ability to *avoid* getting into the paper? Or does the paper actually *attract* termites? This is all completly disregarding any of the noise/ease of installation advantages/disadvantages of one underlayment vs. the other. Appreciate any advice, Jc Why bother with underlayment at all? Because wood is hygroscopic. jc Depends on the humidity level. I assumed it was a barrier against dust and to keep the squeeks down. |
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Hardwood flooring installation - 15# felt vs red rosin paper
On Sep 9, 6:09*pm, "joe" wrote:
"jim" wrote in message ... On Sep 9, 9:01 pm, "joe" wrote: I've used rosin paper as underlayment on many floors. What I'd been told was that it acted as a moisture retarder rather than a moisture or vapor barrier. Recently, I was told that termites *love* the red rosin paper by a professional installer. "Everywhere we've torn up an old floor and found termites, they've been into that rosin paper". Now, there's a wooden subfloor below the rosin paper and a wooden floor above it, so did the termites really even have the ability to *avoid* getting into the paper? Or does the paper actually *attract* termites? This is all completly disregarding any of the noise/ease of installation advantages/disadvantages of one underlayment vs. the other. Appreciate any advice, Jc Why bother with underlayment at all? Because wood is hygroscopic. jc- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - And no paper will make any difference or matter at all. |
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