Rigid Foam Under Laminate

Lay rigid foam.

Rigid foam under laminate.

It s made of environmentally sound closed cell polyisocyanurate foam bonded to a durable white matte non glare aluminum facer and a reflective reinforced aluminum facer. But insulating your floors is a good idea for many reasons including energy efficiency and height adjustments. Since the weight it distributed throughout the 4 legs it will still be able to float normally. Imperfections won t be an issue.

I cannot get a straight answer from the flooring company. Can you install laminate flooring directly on rigid foam insulation. We are putting 1 xps or eps down first to keep the floors warmer and also hopefully help with condensing. For the pool table you will still float the floor normally.

Use a utility knife to cut the foam to size a hacksaw or drywall saw also work well for this. I need some advice. With a rigid core plank you can add additional underlayment under the planks however i would keep it at 2mm or under. Mannington just suggests installin.

Most people do not think about insulating their floors unless perhaps it s their attic floor. I am installing mannington restoration laminate in our walk out basement. Tape the seams of the foam panels with heavy duty construction tape. Leave a 1 4 inch gap around the perimeter.

Lay sheets of high density rigid foam over the polyethylene. Foam board insulation is used on attics and walls yet it can also be used to insulate your floors. R 3 2 polyisocyanurate rigid foam insulation board r matte plus 3 thermasheath 3 is rigid foam r matte plus 3 thermasheath 3 is rigid foam plastic thermal insulation board.