Best underlay for engineered flooring

jonnydeppiwish!

I think I’ve managed to bag a bargain with 50m2 of Kahrs 3 layer engineered oak 15mm with 3.5mm oak, for £960 and would like to put the best underlay for it down first. 

Looking at various sites, there are lots of options - could someone recommend any?

Thanks

shiraz99

When I did mine years back I used a product called "Cush n Wood" made by Ball and Young which was supposedly the best stuff to get at the time. I believe they've since been purchased by the company that makes Cloud 9 underlay.

https://www.carpet-underlay-shop.co.uk/products/cloud-9-cush-n-wood-15-07m2-from-2-83-per-m2

Where are you laying the floor, suspended on floorboards or on a concrete base?

jonnydeppiwish!

shiraz99 said:

When I did mine years back I used a product called "Cush n Wood" made by Ball and Young which was supposedly the best stuff to get at the time. I believe they've since been purchased by the company that makes Cloud 9 underlay.

https://www.carpet-underlay-shop.co.uk/products/cloud-9-cush-n-wood-15-07m2-from-2-83-per-m2

Where are you laying the floor, suspended on floorboards or on a concrete base?

10m2 on concrete and the rest in suspended floor. I have to pick up some underlay today or tomorrow for a utility room as I need that in operation by Wednesday before the builders turn up to open up the kitchen etc.

thanks

rentalforever

Not sure if this makes a difference for Khars flooring, but normally laying on concrete requires a damp proofing underlay. I recently had flooring redone with engineered wood and used Royale 6mm Supreme Gold underlay.

This might not apply to every home, but I live in a modestly sized three storey home. My broadband is on the ground floor, the flooring on 1st floor was redone and this resulted in my Wifi signal struggling to get through. I had to replace the setup with a mesh router with extension to ensure I can get full coverage. I believe it's the foil that was causing the issue.

jonnydeppiwish!

rentalforever said:

Not sure if this makes a difference for Khars flooring, but normally laying on concrete requires a damp proofing underlay. I recently had flooring redone with engineered wood and used Royale 6mm Supreme Gold underlay.

This might not apply to every home, but I live in a modestly sized three storey home. My broadband is on the ground floor, the flooring on 1st floor was redone and this resulted in my Wifi signal struggling to get through. I had to replace the setup with a mesh router with extension to ensure I can get full coverage. I believe it's the foil that was causing the issue.

Thanks for this - I’ve been looking at the royale 5mm with membrane. Was it simple to lay and does it make any difference?
We had a company lay out last flooring in our last house - spent nigh on £3k for 40m2 fitted but they used a rubber underlay that was really dense. Problem was, it didn’t have much leeway in an uneven floor.

rentalforever

jonnydeppiwish! said:

rentalforever said:

Not sure if this makes a difference for Khars flooring, but normally laying on concrete requires a damp proofing underlay. I recently had flooring redone with engineered wood and used Royale 6mm Supreme Gold underlay.

This might not apply to every home, but I live in a modestly sized three storey home. My broadband is on the ground floor, the flooring on 1st floor was redone and this resulted in my Wifi signal struggling to get through. I had to replace the setup with a mesh router with extension to ensure I can get full coverage. I believe it's the foil that was causing the issue.

Thanks for this - I’ve been looking at the royale 5mm with membrane. Was it simple to lay and does it make any difference?
We had a company lay out last flooring in our last house - spent nigh on £3k for 40m2 fitted but they used a rubber underlay that was really dense. Problem was, it didn’t have much leeway in an uneven floor.

Underlay is simple to lay, it's a lightweight and clean material. Unroll, cut and tape together at the joins. Foil facing down.

Our flooring is no longer squeaky and there's less sound transfer from ground floor. But it's not a fair comparison as we replaced a lot of the subfloor, stuffed acoustic rockwool in between the joists, plus the previous flooring was hardwood with no underlay. Should in theory help with the insulation this winter.

jonnydeppiwish!

rentalforever said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

rentalforever said:

Not sure if this makes a difference for Khars flooring, but normally laying on concrete requires a damp proofing underlay. I recently had flooring redone with engineered wood and used Royale 6mm Supreme Gold underlay.

This might not apply to every home, but I live in a modestly sized three storey home. My broadband is on the ground floor, the flooring on 1st floor was redone and this resulted in my Wifi signal struggling to get through. I had to replace the setup with a mesh router with extension to ensure I can get full coverage. I believe it's the foil that was causing the issue.

Thanks for this - I’ve been looking at the royale 5mm with membrane. Was it simple to lay and does it make any difference?
We had a company lay out last flooring in our last house - spent nigh on £3k for 40m2 fitted but they used a rubber underlay that was really dense. Problem was, it didn’t have much leeway in an uneven floor.

Underlay is simple to lay, it's a lightweight and clean material. Unroll, cut and tape together at the joins. Foil facing down.

Our flooring is no longer squeaky and there's less sound transfer from ground floor. But it's not a fair comparison as we replaced a lot of the subfloor, stuffed acoustic rockwool in between the joists, plus the previous flooring was hardwood with no underlay. Should in theory help with the insulation this winter.

Thanks - much appreciated