[Greenbuilding] flooring underlayment

[Bob Irving]

Is 'underlayment' a real word in the States? It sounds like a Bush- 
ism to me.....

On 18 Sep 2006, at 20:00, Bruce Donelson wrote:

>
>
> My favorite underlayment is a 1/4" birch plywood with no voids in the
> interior layers. I get it from flooring supply houses. It costs  
> about $25
> per 4x8 sheet.
>
> Bruce Donelson
>
> I was curious to know what product is preferred for flooring  
> underlayment.
> The building is designed for 3" concrete floors.  But some of the  
> floors
> will be wood, cork, or marmoleum.  I was going to put in sleepers  
> (2x4's) to
> build the floor up even with the concrete, then an underlayment,  
> then the
> finished product.   What should I use for the underlayment?
>
>
>
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