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I have only ever used felt paper and once I used rolls of thin foam for a floating hardwood floor in a basement.
I am about to put down 7.5 inch wide red pine flooring that I made. I had bought some cork for underlay and just recently read that it should not be used in a mail down flooring aplication. I was then going to use 15 felt paper, but read some people are affected do off gassing. So today I seen some floor protector paper at HD and was wondering if that would be better.
We have always used felt and never had a problem with off gassing or smell.
I have also used 15lb. felt and didn’t even know it off gassed…
kurt@welkerhomes.com wrote:We have always used felt and never had a problem with off gassing or smell.
I have also used 15lb. felt and didn’t even know it off gassed…
A whole bunch of things in a home off-gas for many years and for most people it’s not a problem but for some folk it is.
Any thoughts on the floor protector paper?
Not what I would use. Would not be much of a vapor barrier. A proper underlayment would be much better.
Ron
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We one this floor fallowed the manufacturers and put down both plastic and 15lb. felt.
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in Minnesota we are required to provide a “formaldehyde Disclosure” that basically says “many building materials contain formaldehyde and that it may cause respiratory difficulties in those with existing respiratory difficulties such as asthma or other concerns” the actual language is much longer but that is the just of it.
Searching the web I found this stuff.
Searching the web I found this stuff.
Interesting. Seems better than felt at least.
Searching the web I found this stuff.
Thanks for sharing the link, i will definitely recommend this product to my dad before he finishes laying the hardwood floor in his house.
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