2006-08-23 15:55:03 · 10 answers · asked by Ragan 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Thick pad like whats under carpet will allow to much movement of the laminate and the snap tongue will break as you walk on it.
Use what the manufacture wants you to use or loose the warranty.
2006-08-23 16:45:38 · answer #1 · answered by rlbendele1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO NO NO, do NOT use carpet!
In fact, My advice is to use the thinnest padding you can get. Here's why.
The joints of the laminate floor will never be truly solid, there will always be some flexing in the joints as you walk on it. Now this flooring is cut very cleanly, very tight. When the floor is finished, you won't even be able to see the seams. So, what happens over time is the flexing will start to buckle the edges and they will start to show.
We used a thicker padding and we can see the edges now. The pressure of walking over it cause the floor to bend at the seams and presses on the tops on the seams. It created very slight ridges.
The floor must be flat and less padding is better.
2006-08-24 14:42:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We just laid laminated flooring and the padding you put is much thinner than what you put under carpet. I don't think it would work. If you have stairs beware! The stair noses are very expensive. You need special tools to lay it properly. Ask the guy at the store where you bought it and you'll save by going to home depot or Lowe's to buy the padding and the tools. Good luck! Ours turned out great!
2006-08-23 15:58:29 · answer #3 · answered by noneofyourbizwax 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no....no....no.....and no. The special underlayment for wood flooring has a protective lining to keep water and moisture out. Carpet padding does not. Besides carpet padding is usually too thick. After laying the wood floor you would want to replace the baseboards, they would not be able to go back where they were if you had too much material between the slab and the flooring. A wood floor MUST be protected from water or moisture.
2006-08-24 05:56:05 · answer #4 · answered by gbmom2000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you want sound deadening, buy an acoustical pad for laminate. Such as Quiet walk or silent step or whisper walk. Do not use carpet pad
2006-08-24 03:40:03 · answer #5 · answered by miked1 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you use a carpet pad, you'll get too much movement and the floor will come apart.
2006-08-24 02:45:35 · answer #6 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will void the warranty, but consider also the manufactuer underlayment contains a moisture barrier also, and after an Armstrong training I learned that a moisture test is required and it should be written on the slab in permanent ink including the date of test and results.
2006-08-23 16:08:29 · answer #7 · answered by texbow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will cost you more in the long run by not removing this padding. You will ruin the warranty of the new floor by not using the correct underlayment.
2016-03-17 01:47:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't use what the manufacturer suggests, it will null your warranty. The padding that most suggest are pretty good for sound reduction.
2006-08-23 16:05:16 · answer #9 · answered by rdhedhottie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too thick, the floor will break apart from flexing too much.
2006-08-26 03:07:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋