I have been thinking about putting down some laminate flooring in my family room. Looking at the options for underlayment have left me with a question on vapour barriers.
The room is high traffic, but we dont spend anytime in it (No chairs) its more a pass through to other areas of the house since the basement was finished. It is located above the crawl space and with the carpet gone is very loud to walk on.
I would like to get some underlayment that will keep the noise down.
Reading about underlayment I found that I should not get a underlayment with a Vapour barrier for on a plywood floor as the wood under it still needs to breath? I am finding it hard to find anything with a decent sound barrier that does not have a vapour barrier also?
The plywood is still exposed to the air below in the crawl space.
Can I use a underlayment with Vapour barrier on a plywood floor or is this going to be a issue down the road?
One other point is the crawl space is cement and never gets damp, so I am not worried about any moisture coming up.
The room is high traffic, but we dont spend anytime in it (No chairs) its more a pass through to other areas of the house since the basement was finished. It is located above the crawl space and with the carpet gone is very loud to walk on.
I would like to get some underlayment that will keep the noise down.
Reading about underlayment I found that I should not get a underlayment with a Vapour barrier for on a plywood floor as the wood under it still needs to breath? I am finding it hard to find anything with a decent sound barrier that does not have a vapour barrier also?
The plywood is still exposed to the air below in the crawl space.
Can I use a underlayment with Vapour barrier on a plywood floor or is this going to be a issue down the road?
One other point is the crawl space is cement and never gets damp, so I am not worried about any moisture coming up.