Which underlay for BnQ Luxury vinyl click flooring

villieb

Morning beautiful people! I'm getting my kitchen refitted and looking at getting some vinyl click flooring (got this in another room and I love it!)

The flooring I'm looking to get: https://www.diy.com/departments/goodhome-baila-wood-effect-luxury-vinyl-flooring-tile-2-2m-pack/5059340221731_BQ.prd

What underlay would YOU choose for this type of flooring. I used this before: https://www.diy.com/departments/diall-5mm-wood-fibre-laminate-solid-wood-flooring-underlay-panels-pack-of-15/1520621_BQ.prd 

So far so good (it's only been a few months) - what type of underlay would you choose and why?

markin

What do the instructions say? I thought it needed a hard surface.


Did you miss this 1 star review.. and photo.  

"Awful

I bought this product nov last year. It was laid in Jan this year and witching 6 months has cracked and crumbled to pieces."

jennifernil

We have this....https://www.screwfix.com/p/acoustalay-foam-underlay-vapour-barrier-10m/43968

under our Click LVT, but our LVT is from a different source.

https://www.factory-direct-flooring.co.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-rOaBhA9EiwAUkLV4hk4rYBNJ3c-AufAwn0U6JGgXcsXZk2gvgXBRiCMuVozLiRcPumHpxoCmE4QAvD_BwE


You do not want to use anything thick.

The one you posted a link to is excellent for laminate, but too thick for LVT

SamCo

There is a good guide to help you here. We have just had the same dilemma and went for some SPC because it has a built-in underlay

plumb1_2

jennifernil said:

We have this....https://www.screwfix.com/p/acoustalay-foam-underlay-vapour-barrier-10m/43968

under our Click LVT, but our LVT is from a different source.

https://www.factory-direct-flooring.co.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-rOaBhA9EiwAUkLV4hk4rYBNJ3c-AufAwn0U6JGgXcsXZk2gvgXBRiCMuVozLiRcPumHpxoCmE4QAvD_BwE


You do not want to use anything thick.

The one you posted a link to is excellent for laminate, but too thick for LVT

I’ve just fitted a new kitchen for a customer, and they supplied the the factory direct flooring in grey. just had to self level the floor first. Then the lvt went down a treat and looked a treat.
Only had a piece of 400mm long left over, phew talk about min wastage.

Doozergirl

I would not purchase that type of flooring at all.  

It's not really suitable for a large expanse.  It's also incredibly unforgiving, if your floor is not perfectly level, the click areas start to break off, the floor lifts and when one piece goes, there is a chain reaction.  

You can't use underlay because it creates movement. 

I's rather eat my own hair that use click vinyl flooring.  It isn't fit for purpose IMO.  Glue down vinyl all day long, yes, but the thin click flooring is neither sturdy nor flexible enough, IMO.