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Underlay for laminate flooring?

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  • underlay_guru
    underlay_guru Posts: 1,025 Forumite
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    Don't put carpet underlay under your laminate under any circumstances!
    Carpet underlay is designed to be soft and spongy, not to support a rigid wooden board. The spongyness of the underlay will put constant undeue stresses onto the joints of the wood flooring, and cause them to break in a short period of time.

    You will require a laminate underlay for this purpose. Most DIY shops sell this, and you can get loads of different qualities on the internet websites. From experience, the best product is TIMBERMATE XL from carpet-underlay-shop.co.uk
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  • sebastianj
    sebastianj Posts: 1,039 Forumite
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    Many thanks every one, I lost my thread and have just found it. Good underlay seem to be expensive, any cheaper options most appreciated. I have floor boards in the house.
    rgd
    seb
  • latecomer
    latecomer Posts: 4,331 Forumite
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    well if your wife is worried about the laminate being cold then I would highly recommend getting good quality underlay. Its not that expensive looking at the links provided above.
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