Quiet Walk Underlayment For Hardwood Floor? (Home Depot, laminate, heat, plank)
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Sounds like a gimmick to me!
Especially considering that most squeeks in a floor are not the floor covering itself- but the floor joists and/or the subfloor. So, laying that stuff over the subfloor certainly isn't going to make squeeks disappear.
If the "foundation" isn't any good- why throw good money after bad?
I don't know about any squeeks in the floors, but I do know that hardwood floors can be noisy. does anyone have any info on how to quiet down hardwood floors in the "next door" condo living area? our bedroom backs up to their livingroom and the kids run and we hear the vibrations/noises. Any suggestions for them on how to re-do their floors? Thank you.
I used Quiet Walk for my flooring (finished installation recently). I don't know about squeaks.... my floor doesn't squeak but it could be because I installed it properly? (I hope!)
I can say that the noise made from walking across the floor does not reverberate nearly as much as the previous floor (which had only the felt paper).
In case it matters, the underlayment I purchased was 46¢/sq ft. Pretty cheap if you ask me. It had a vapor barrier and some sort of fibrous material (soft like foam, but not squishy - almost like a thick lint).
Quiet walk is a great product. We have a 1949 built home and the HW floors were mostly squeeky. I ran some long brad nails into some planks, layed down the Quiet Walk and installed the laminate flooring in the opposite patten and it totally fixed my squeeky floor issue. I still have the installed flooring going well for about 8years now. I am getting ready to install carpet tiles in some other rooms and will be using Quiet walk for my extra padding. By the way it a great vapor barrier for kitchen floors.
I don't know about any squeeks in the floors, but I do know that hardwood floors can be noisy. does anyone have any info on how to quiet down hardwood floors in the "next door" condo living area? our bedroom backs up to their livingroom and the kids run and we hear the vibrations/noises. Any suggestions for them on how to re-do their floors? Thank you.
We used 1/4 inch cork underlayment. About $100 for 200 square feet from Home Depot. Dampens the noise, stop vibrations from being felt, and keeps the heat in the room during the winter.
Quiet walk is good, but squeaks can come from other places too - are you on a concrete slab or raised foundation?
If it isn't on a slab, a lot of squeaks can come from between the subflooring and the joists. Access the crawlspace, equip yourself with a product like liquid nails, and get that in between the subfloor and the joist where possible. Then nail the subfloor down to the joists like nails were going out of style. And use the ring shank nails. Or even better, screw it down, but no cheapo drywall screws! After that you are all set to lay your HW floor.
I am a flooring professional, and we use Quiet Walk under all our floating floors. It is an excellent product. Generally, floor squeaks in hardwood floors come from the subfloor joints rubbing, nails moving, or joists moving against the subfloor. Quiet Walk does have a noise reduction factor by default, since it is basically a felt-like, or synthetic horsehair material backed with a moisture barrier. I wouldn't buy it for that purpose, though. Your problem is most likely in the subfloor.
Regards,
Streamer1212
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