Underlayment

mstrlucky74 · **Joined:** Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:29 pm **Posts:** 24

Is this a decent underlayment for 5” solid hard wood?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Eco-Cork-Fo ... yz-PSr5zM0

Ken Fisher · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2020 7:45 am

The specs sound good. However, 6 mil plastic/visqueen has never been a good choice as it can trap moisture from below. Can result in subfloor degradation or rotting over time.

mstrlucky74 · **Joined:** Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:29 pm **Posts:** 24

So what’s best underlayment to use? I’m installing 5” prefinished oak. Thanks

Ken Fisher · **Posted:** Mon Nov 09, 2020 7:06 am

Best? I never thought of it that way during my active days of installing, Then it was standard #15 roofing paper (5 cents/ SF) of Aquabar B. Why are you looking at something that runs at 75 cents per square foot? Keep it simple and move on.

mstrlucky74 · **Joined:** Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:29 pm **Posts:** 24

Well IMO that’s a narrow minded way of thinking.

Ken Fisher · **Posted:** Tue Nov 10, 2020 7:32 am

Explain what you want in best. What are you trying to achieve?

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