Foam Under Vinyl Tile

If you ve chosen luxury vinyl plank flooring as a replacement for your current flooring you ve made a very smart choice.

Foam under vinyl tile.

The vinyl laminate planks are about 1 4 inch thick ridgid core with about 1 16 inch foam underlayment attached brand name mannington adura max with locking tongue groove. Most lvp flooring is water resistant some types are even waterproof and it s also very durable able to resist dents dings scratches and stains. Imperfections won t be an issue. Vinyl floors under 4mm should be installed right over the subfloor.

Vinyl planks require hard thin underlay because the product itself is softer. One thing is certain with underlayment and vinyl plank flooring though and that s the fact that when it s recommended it must be thin and it must be dense. With new advances in luxury vinyl flooring options now range from 2mm to 8mm. With thinner vinyl flooring construction adding a foam underlayment can effect the locking system strength.

It s extremely beautiful flooring that mimics natural hardwood and sometimes even stone. Vinyl tile is available in three main styles with vct or vinyl composition tiles peel and stick tile and luxury vinyl tile. Unfortunately adding insulating underlayment under vinyl flooring will cause the flooring to be unstable. The rule of thumb is any vinyl over 4mm can have a vinyl specific underlayment.