Flooring Underlay: Have Floors that Deliver More than Appearance

Beyond just the Laminate, Vinyl or Engineered Wood, you’ll be wanting to get your hands on flooring underlay that will give you an underfoot feel of comfort and a neat, secure finish. Don’t stop at what floor type you would like. Instead think beyond just appearance and consider practicality. What is important for your floors? From keeping noise down, to insulating, to preventing damp, your flooring underlay will have an impact on your whole home. You might not be able to see it, but you’ll be sure to want it there.

At Flooring Village, we supply top brands of flooring underlay to give you the best choice for your home. You can even match up your floor brand with its corresponding underlay. It’s important to note that underlay is a must if you want your floor to be even, improve noise reduction, and provide a soft step. Without underlay, your floors cannot be fitted to a high standard, and you may run into problems with levelling. Avoid the future hassle and pick the right underlay for you.

Baelea Underlay

Most notably, our very own Baelea Flooring has numerous underlay options to suit your budget and needs.

Keep costs low and achieve a great finish. The most affordable of our underlays is the White Baelea Floorlay. This is 2mm of closed-cell polyethylene foam, which is completely recyclable. Perfect for laminate, engineered and even solid wood, this underlay may be on the cheaper side but packs benefits such as thermal insulation, creating smooth subfloors, and best of all it’s simple to install. Don’t break your back lugging around heavy underlay, instead the White Baelea Floorlay is light, easy to cut and quick to install.

Got the budget for a touch more luxury? The Gold Plus Baelea Floorlay works as an incredible underlay for wood and laminate floors. Not many of the flooring accessories on the market can hit the spot quite so effectively as this underlay. If you have a busy household, the Gold Plus might be the answer you’ve been looking for. Not only does it have practical benefits for protecting your house, such as a built-in damp-proof membrane, brilliant floor levelling properties, and the ability to protect your new flooring, it also provides the extras you’re after for a busy family home. Including excellent heat insulation (so you can save some pennies on your heating bill) and superb noise insulation (so those stomping feet of toddlers or teenagers doesn’t travel through the whole house).

Elka Underlay

With Elka you can prioritise the comfort and quiet of your home.

Elka Comfort is an insulation underlay that provides the perfect acoustic for wooden or laminate floors. It provides the comfort you need for your feet and works perfectly with underfloor heating, as it is a low thermal resistance product. No more, harsh underfoot flooring with this underlay.

Elka Hush underlay has a high thermal resistance, however, and has a focus on floor levelling and noise absorption. This underlay comes in handy, lightweight boards that can be easily fitted without the need of a professional.

Quick-Step

Be quick to snap up some Quick-Step underlay. It’s a popular choice here at Flooring Village, and with super-efficient options, there is no wonder why.

This time let’s look at the perfect underlay for Vinyl. Quick-Step Livyn 1mm Comfort Underlay is designed to work seamlessly with their Livyn Vinyl range. With levelling properties, your floor will be sure to be smooth and even. Plus, the acoustic insulation with this underlay, means you can keep the peace and quiet in check. Finally, suitable for both underfloor heating and underfloor cooling, there is not restrictions with Livyn Comfort Underlay.

Comparatively, the Quick-Step Livyn 1mm HEAT Underlay is designed for those hot spots in the house. If you’re installing floor to a particularly warm room, e.g. a conservatory, this is the underlay for you. With a built-in damp proof membrane, this floor is both suitable for underfloor heating and for high-temperature variations.

Woodpecker

Finally, our underlay options finish up with the Woodpecker range. Last, but not least, of course. With damp combatting underlay, affordable underlay to do the basic needs, and extra-large underlay for extra comfort. Woodpecker are giving you all the options you need.

The Woodpecker Floormate underlay is all about combatting damp. The damp-proof membrane works to prevent damp in your floors. On top of this, it brings properties of thermal insulation and high-traffic tolerance, so there is no need to worry about keeping your floor safe from the cold or from your busy family life.

You can keep things simple with your Basic 20 Underlay by Woodpecker. Offering extra comfort underfoot and thermal insulation, this Basic underlay is not a basic as it may seem. It’s properties bring benefits of sound insulation, absorbent of floor imperfections and simple fitting.

Finally, the XL Underlay bring extra comfort and extra levelling. Designed to tackle the more imperfect floors, the 6mm tiles helps with evening a floor to become level. The thickness also has the added benefit of a comfortable surface beneath your feet. Along with sound insulation, thermal insulation, and a damp-proof membrane, the XL Underlay by Woodpecker is serving all your floor accessory needs.

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