Wood Flooring Underlay by Oak Flooring Direct Bristol

If you are looking at purchasing one of our high quality Engineered Wood Floors or Laminate Flooring products, you will need to select a suitable underlay.

When doing so take time to consider the options as you could be rewarded with better long term performance, thermal insulating and sound reducing properties, along with other benefits such as built in vapour barriers and the capability to circulate air flow!

Quite often the difference in cost is minimal and its worth spending a few extra pounds to get the full benefits from your high quality wood flooring.

Best Wood Flooring Underlay for Under floor Heating ‘Provent’

Try our Provent underlay with minimal thermal resistance and air pumping technology available from stock in both 50m2 and 15m2 rolls ideal for engineered wood floors and laminate wood flooring.

Thickness 3mm
Roll size 1.2m x 12.5m
Micropumping^TM - underfloor ventilation system to eliminate water vapour
Additional HDPE vapour barrier to protect flooring from the water vapour impact.
20dB impact noise insulation
Leveling of uneven floor base (2mm)
Suitable for use with under floor heating

Best Wood Flooring Underlay for Sound Deadening and Acoustic properties ‘Timbermate Excel Silver’

Try our Timbermate Excel Silver Underlay, a high quality dense and compact product, available from stock in 15m2 rolls, ideal for engineered wood floors and laminate wood flooring. And a great solution for wood flooring laid in first floor areas.

Thickness 3.6mm
Roll size 1.37m x 11.0m
With built-in Vapour stop barrier which will help to protect against moisture
23dB impact noise insulation
Leveling of uneven floor base
SONE 56
Use with seaming tape

Best ‘All Rounder’ Wood Flooring Underlay for ‘Slightly’ uneven floors 'Elka QT'

We love the high quality Elka QT Underlay and it has proven to be one of our very best selling products, A great ‘All Rounder’ available from stock in 15m2 rolls, Great all round performance and suitable for use over under floor heating.

Thickness 5mm
Roll size 1m x 15m
Floor leveling characteristics
Impressive 22db sound reduction
Integrated DPM system
Suitable for use with under floor heating

Best Wood Flooring Underlay for Moisture problems and Damp Floors ‘Isola Platon Stop’

Not a cheap product! But very effective and worth every penny, especially useful for laying Engineered Wood Flooring and Laminate Flooring over new screeds that do not have the required amount of drying time, and in older properties with potential damp issues. Available from stock in 41m2 rolls

To be used in conjunction with the Isola Platon Sealing tape to all joints.

Thickness 2.5mm (sheet thickness 0.5mm, stud height 2.0mm)
Roll size 2.05m x 20m
Under floor ventilation system to eliminate water vapour
Approximately 19dB impact noise insulation
Suitable for use with under floor heating. Please see our installation guide in our 'help me' section
Tape roll included with this product (75mm x 25m)

Best Underlay for Solid Wood Flooring!! ‘Elka 3 in 1’

Yes you have read correctly! An underlay with a self-adhesive layer than will directly bond any Engineered or Laminate wood Flooring system up to 190mm AND any Solid wood Floor up to 150mm wide. Available from stock in 10m2 rolls.

Thickness 3mm
Roll size 1m x 10m
Specialist installation - self adhesive bonds floor directly to underlay
Floor leveling characteristics
Noise reducing and shock absorbent
Impressive 22db sound reduction
Foil backing with 50mm tape overlap giving an integrated sealed DPM system

Best Underlay for Kahrs Engineered Wood Flooring ‘Kahrs Tuplex’

Buying a high quality Kahrs Engineered Wood Floor? Then why not go for the complete system and select the ever popular Kahrs Tuplex underlay, Available from stock in 33m2 rolls

Underlay suitable for use under all floating floor systems such as engineered and laminate floors:

Thickness 3mm
Moisture and sound resistant
Dual moisture barrier with 200mm overlap
Excellent leveling properties
20dB impact noise insulation
Unique construction allows for efficient ventilation
Suitable for use with under floor heating

Best ‘Budget’ Underlay ‘Elka Duo’

Looking for a good quality low cost underlay then look no further, available from stock in 15.00m2 rolls

Underlay suitable for use under all floating floor systems such as engineered and laminate floors:

Thickness 3mm
Roll size 1m x 15m
Includes laminated Damp Proof Membrane (DPM) back. For use on concrete ground floor installations
Suitable for use with under floor heating