Foam Under Vinyl Tile

With thinner vinyl flooring construction adding a foam underlayment can effect the locking system strength.

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. It s extremely beautiful flooring that mimics natural hardwood and sometimes even stone. 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. The rule of thumb is any vinyl over 4mm can have a vinyl specific underlayment.

Vinyl floors under 4mm should be installed right over the subfloor. We have laminate flooring underlay tile underlayment foam underlay hardwood floor underlayment vinyl plank underlayment and more. With new advances in luxury vinyl flooring options now range from 2mm to 8mm. Unfortunately adding insulating underlayment under vinyl flooring will cause the flooring to be unstable.

Imperfections won t be an issue. Vinyl tile is available in three main styles with vct or vinyl composition tiles peel and stick tile and luxury vinyl tile. Vinyl planks require hard thin underlay because the product itself is softer. 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.