An underlayment is a membrane that installs underneath hardwood floors to quiet cushion and prevent moisture absorption into the floors.
Install underlayment for hardwood.
The use of shaw underlayment under a solid hardwood floor is not recommended.
Asphalt saturated felt paper to be used under solid hardwood flooring.
Don t install a hardwood or any floor without an underlayment there are two kinds of people in the diy hardwood flooring world those that know what underlayment is and those that don t.
How to install felt underlayment for hardwood floors.
Nail or staple installations solid hardwood flooring must be nailed or stapled to an approved subfloor.
There always seems to be a new product on the market to replace the old but asphalt felt is a time tested and dependable underlayment.
Summarizing the use of a standard foam underlayment it is the choice when there is no great need for a moisture barrier.
Shaw installation guides call for the use of 15 lb.