Sonic gold Vs fibreboard underlay?

[Mr Joshua]

Has anyone here had experience of the above mentioned underlays? I've had a look at the sonic gold stuff and it seems to compress quite easily.

Are the green fibreboards more rigid?

 

[norm]

I used Duralays Premier underlay when I did my oak floor, it's heavy stuff even though it's only 3mm thick, but it has good sound deadening qualities. I think it's more forgiving on a slightly uneven floor as well.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/duralay-premier-wood-laminate-flooring-underlay-3mm-10m-/48485

 

[Deleted member 68110]

What qualities are most important to you?

When we refurbished our flat a few years back and we wanted good sound blocking the most quietened bang-for-buck that I could find was CMS SoundLay Plus.

But it's 12mm thick and about 10kgs a sqm,and it wasn't cheap either.

 

[Mr Joshua]

What qualities are most important to you?

When we refurbished our flat a few years back and we wanted good sound blocking the most quietened bang-for-buck that I could find was CMS SoundLay Plus.

But it's 12mm thick and about 10kgs a sqm,and it wasn't cheap either.

It's to go on a concrete subbase, not too bothered about noise reduction from the perspective of neighbours etc.

The sonic gold is causing movement between the planks I've laid, it's a 12mm thick floor too so I'm looking for something that will limit that movement or eliminate it entirely.

 

[Mr Joshua]

I used Duralays Premier underlay when I did my oak floor, it's heavy stuff even though it's only 3mm thick, but it has good sound deadening qualities. I think it's more forgiving on a slightly uneven floor as well.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/duralay-premier-wood-laminate-flooring-underlay-3mm-10m-/48485

That looks interesting too, people rave about sonic gold on here but perhaps it's too thick and spongy for my needs.

 

[ristac]

I used Duralays Premier underlay when I did my oak floor, it's heavy stuff even though it's only 3mm thick, but it has good sound deadening qualities. I think it's more forgiving on a slightly uneven floor as well.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/duralay-premier-wood-laminate-flooring-underlay-3mm-10m-/48485

We used this, very pleased with it

 

[Mr Joshua]

I used Duralays Premier underlay when I did my oak floor, it's heavy stuff even though it's only 3mm thick, but it has good sound deadening qualities. I think it's more forgiving on a slightly uneven floor as well.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/duralay-premier-wood-laminate-flooring-underlay-3mm-10m-/48485

I've had a look around but didn't turn much up about this underlay, is it quite spongy, could you squash it much between your fingers?

 

[norm]

I've had a look around but didn't turn much up about this underlay, is it quite spongy, could you squash it much between your fingers?

It's not like a cheap underlay that if you kneel or walk on it leaves an impression. There is a tiny bit of give (keep in mind it's 3mm thick) but in practice it feels solid underfoot.

 

[200sols]

I've had a look around but didn't turn much up about this underlay, is it quite spongy, could you squash it much between your fingers?

Ive used howdens 3mm underlay on many floors. Perfect for the job, can't imagine why you want really thick underlay for wooden floors as it serves no purpose.

https://www.howdens.com/joinery/flo...hylene-underlay-108sqm-obj-sku-family-sdh0915

 

[Mr Joshua]

Ive used howdens 3mm underlay on many floors. Perfect for the job, can't imagine why you want really thick underlay for wooden floors as it serves no purpose.

https://www.howdens.com/joinery/flo...hylene-underlay-108sqm-obj-sku-family-sdh0915

It's not like a cheap underlay that if you kneel or walk on it leaves an impression. There is a tiny bit of give (keep in mind it's 3mm thick) but in practice it feels solid underfoot.

Thanks for the replies, I'll investigate further.