Foam Under Vinyl Tile

If you ve chosen luxury vinyl plank flooring as a replacement for your current flooring you ve made a very smart choice.

Foam under vinyl tile.

The vinyl laminate planks are about 1 4 inch thick ridgid core with about 1 16 inch foam underlayment attached brand name mannington adura max with locking tongue groove. There are several types of underlayment for this type of flooring and we ve seen brands with a thin layer of foam pre attached as well. One thing is certain with underlayment and vinyl plank flooring though and that s the fact that when it s recommended it must be thin and it must be dense. Vinyl floors under 4mm should be installed right over the subfloor.

Unfortunately adding insulating underlayment under vinyl flooring will cause the flooring to be unstable. With new advances in luxury vinyl flooring options now range from 2mm to 8mm. Most lvp flooring is water resistant some types are even waterproof and it s also very durable able to resist dents dings scratches and stains. Vinyl tile is available in three main styles with vct or vinyl composition tiles peel and stick tile and luxury vinyl tile.

The rule of thumb is any vinyl over 4mm can have a vinyl specific underlayment. We have laminate flooring underlay tile underlayment foam underlay hardwood floor underlayment vinyl plank underlayment and more. Vinyl planks require hard thin underlay because the product itself is softer. With thinner vinyl flooring construction adding a foam underlayment can effect the locking system strength.