Best noise insulation for wood floors (reclaimed or engineered) in Victorian house

FataVerde

I'm renovating a first floor Victorian (1900) which is carpeted. I need to either reclaim the original floorboards or install engineered wood, but would like to add noise insulation. What have people found to be most effficient? Noise-wise, is it better to install engineered wood floors on top of the old floorboards or reclaim the original? And what insulation works best for noise insulation? I am not so concerned with thermal insulation on the first floor. Thanks!

Slithery

Are you even allowed to do this?

A lot of leases prohibit hard floors.

Martin_the_Unjust

You must really hate your downstairs neighbours 

Carrot007

FataVerde said:

And what insulation works best for noise insulation?

Carpet and thick underlay. Give up the wood unless you own the entire building or want everone else to move and you will buy it at a fair price.

FreeBear

I used this under some vinyl flooring - https://www.screwfix.com/p/diall-extruded-polystyrene-foam-underlay-5m/1583r - It absorbs the sound of footsteps a bit better than the wood fibre boards. I used this on a concrete floor, so couldn't comment on its effectiveness on a first floor. Carpet with a decent underlay is the best way to go if you want to cut down on noise.