Laminate underlay on concrete

commited · 14 Nov 2017 at 15:42

Hi folks,

We're shortly moving into another new-build and will be completely flooring the downstairs in laminate, including kitchen, dining, living and hallway (toilet is pre-tiled). Last time, I used the 5mm fibre wood underlay from B&Q on the recommendations from this forum - is this still a good idea? Will be laying a damp proof membrane beforehand.

a1ex2001 · 14 Nov 2017 at 20:43

Sonic gold seems to be the go to on the forum these days I used it for kitchen diner and bathroom this year it's great stuff!

IvanDobskey · 15 Nov 2017 at 11:13

I used fibreboard and it did the job ok. Bit of a pain to cut though.

commited · 15 Nov 2017 at 14:12

Yeah I used fibreboard last time and agree that it was fine but was interested to see general opinions as to whether or not it's worth going for again, especially on concrete

eidolon · 16 Nov 2017 at 10:47

I've just fitted engineered wood to the kitchen concrete floor and used sonic gold with tape between the joins for extra moisture resistance. Seems good stuff and I only wish I'd discovered it earlier beforehand as I used fibreboards for the rest of the house.

mjd · 17 Nov 2017 at 22:27

I use regular fibreboard and bog standard dpm as a vapour barrier. Typically cheaper than using all in one efforts and easier to lay imo.