Engineered wood flooring underlayment?

4 years ago

Do engineered floors need cork underlayment? Our house is on a raised foundation. One of our subcontractors recommends 1/2” plywood installed throughout to make the floors level, and a 1/4-1/2” of cork for soundproofing. The floors we purchased are 9/16”. Our ceilings aren’t that tall, so I’d like to limit adding too much height if possible.

Could we get away with only using a 3/8” plywood base to level the floors?

Our floors are the Diamond W Flooring Valaire French White Oak Plank in the color Rochelle.

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G & S Floor Service
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
How much height to add will depend on if, there are other flooring heights to match or limits on appliances, doors and staircases. Your patio door looks like it has a 1 1/2" max height allowed.
jab2_0815
3 years ago
Hi! We are looking at purchasing these exact floors.. do you have any photos you could share? Wondering how much variation they have. Also, have they held up well so far?
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lucieanna28
Original Author
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Hi @jab2_0815! I love the floors, but we ended up ordering about 25% overage so we could pick better planks and avoid variation. They have held up really well. They still look new in our kitchen — no stains or scratching. I’d recommend them, but the variation is a bit more noticeable than the showroom sample.
jab2_0815
3 years ago
So helpful, thank you!!