Tar Paper Under Engineered Hardwood

Cut the end boards as needed on a miter saw.

Tar paper under engineered hardwood.

Hardwood flooring can increase your home s value. I recommend using it. Charles peterson owner of connecticut premier hardwoods replies. Black felt paper you re using is manufactured specifically for hardwood flooring installations.

Their main advantage is that they provide a cushion as well as a limited amount of thermal and sound insulation. Underlay evens out minor subfloor imperfections. Cork in particular is becoming increasingly popular because of its sound deadening properties. Asphalt saturated felt paper is used for two reasons.

Our installer did this. Roofing paper is typically coated with asphalt or tar which will emit harsh chemical odors especially if enclosed in your home. Your first task is preparing the surface that the hardwood will lie on which means deciding whether you need to use felt paper under the hardwood. Generally wood flooring these days is laid on a 3 4 plywood subfloor whereas in the 50 s and 60 s a subfloor was 3 by 3 4 planking.

Although it is important that major dips and flaws in your subfloor be addressed prior to an install a quality underlay can. Ken szmyt via email none. The tar paper prevents moisture migrating from a damp basement up into the underside of hardwood flooring. An even subfloor is a key element to greater stability when it comes to your choice in wood flooring.

Length cut the final course of flooring on a table saw to fit. Lay your floating floor directly over the felt paper starting at the same wall and fitting the floor planks together end to end and alongside one another. Jasper engineered hardwood baltic oak collection sku. Black felt paper is incredibly easy and fast.

But how many people have a damp basement today. However i have seen every imaginable product used under flooring on houses of every age and have tried all the normal options on floors i ve installed. The building paper is relatively inexpensive and provides a. Our current floor installer prefers tar paper but admits that it s out of habit more than anything and to avoid having to answer questions about why he doesn t think it s necessary.

It s a moisture retarder and it helps to diminish noise caused by wood to wood contact. The original pine strip flooring was laid over tar paper. I believe tar paper under wood floor or cabinets is an old and effective preventive against termites. Therefore it s important to make sure the 15lb.

Rosin paper would block light from the basement shining through the floorboards. These materials run anywhere from 0 50 to 1 50 per square foot compared to about 0 25 per foot for tar paper. To prevent this noisy problem it s standard to install a layer of 15 pound felt paper between the subfloor and the hardwood planks. Should i use tar paper under the new floor.