Can I lay Laminate on Cloud 9 Underlay?

dreamypuma

Our small entrance hallway, is currently carpeted beige and when it snows or rains, it get quite filthy. We are considering laminate flooring in this area, and then putting a barrier mat down.

The carpet has nearly new cloud 9 underlay beneath it, and I was wondering if I would need to replace this with the laminate underlay or will cloud 9 offer similar if not better properties as an underlay to laminate?

phill99

NO. Cloud 9 is far too springy. Laminate floor underlay is not springy. You will find you get movement in the floor if you use carpet underlay.

Paul_the_Painter

Under no circumstances can you use Cloud 9 or any other carpet underlay for a laminate floor.

Nope - don't do it.

Especially as laminate underlay is so cheap.

Even if someone were to actually do it - Cloud9 is probably the worst choice, you MAY get away with a rubber crumb underlay for a while, but the softer the under the worse it would be for a laminate - and Cloud 9 is very soft. The cheapest nastiest laminate underlay will not only be better, but will actually do the the job, whereas a carpet underlay will lead to cracking of the joints in very short order

Don't do it