Soundproofing for vinyl flooring

Discussion in 'Vinyl / Impervious floor coverings' started by Kelley, Nov 20, 2017.

  1. Kelley

    Kelley New Member

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    Hello,
    My elderly parents do not want carpet in their new retirement flat which has concrete floors. The lease clearly stipulates they have to have carpet and get written permission from the landlord if they want to change the flooring.
    In an ideal world they'd like vinyl flooring (as laminate will definitely be too noisy). Is there any way of successfully laying a soundproofing underlay first to make this comparable with carpets. I'd like to find a solution before approaching the landlord so I can present a strong case.

    Many thanks in advance for any help you are able to give
     
  2. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Regupol
     
  3. Busylay

    Busylay Well-Known Member

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    Regupol all the way , it’s the mutts
     
  4. Spacey

    Spacey Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Karndean loose lay on it That’ll do the trick
     
  5. Kelley

    Kelley New Member

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    Thank you so much. I've had a quick look at both and need to do some more homework so hope you don't mind if I come back with further questions
     
  6. merit

    merit Well-Known Member

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    Jumpax is another good sound insulator. You could also incorporate a transit sound underlay to improve it


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  7. Distinctive Adam

    Distinctive Adam Well-Known Member

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    Estillion do a few superb acoustic options for under lvt, looselay from karndean is a good shout from spacey.
     
  8. woodroom

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    coretec flooring could be a possible answer , its an lvt top on a composite core it is 8mm thick and fits just like a laminate floor it is also available with a built in cork underlay
    has really good acoustic properties and is a simple fix.
     
  9. dazlight

    dazlight Super Moderator

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    Any direct sunlight coming in don’t use the hydro cork version. Unless you want problems.


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