ᐅ Is a 2.5 mm wear layer on engineered hardwood flooring sufficient?
Created on: 21 Mar 2019 16:49
R
Reini1234
We plan to install parquet flooring in one level of the house (open kitchen-living area, guest toilet, hallway). The price is partly influenced by the thickness of the wear layer. The minimum thickness here would be 2.5mm (0.1 inches). We wonder if the thickness serves any other purpose besides sanding down the floor? We will probably only sand it once at most or replace the floor completely after the children have grown out of the roughest phase.
Purely for sanding purposes, 2.5mm (0.1 inches) would be sufficient for us, but somehow we are hesitant to buy the "cheapest" parquet.
Purely for sanding purposes, 2.5mm (0.1 inches) would be sufficient for us, but somehow we are hesitant to buy the "cheapest" parquet.
sichtbeton82 schrieb:
I would still base it on the installation method. If it is glued down and the ceiling is structurally decoupled, I see no problem regarding soundproofing. Please excuse me: The original question concerned the thickness of the wear layer of a multi-layer parquet floor in relation to a disadvantage.
So what helpful information is the seemingly unrelated aspect of "soundproofing and installation method" supposed to provide to the person asking the question at this point?
Nothing – exactly!
Sorry for the blunt but, in my opinion, justified words!
S
sichtbeton8222 Mar 2019 11:45If a thinner wear layer leads to an overall thinner parquet flooring construction, it was only a suggestion that, besides the obvious aspect of fewer sanding procedures, there might also be a reduction in impact sound insulation as a side effect. The following remark was simply that this side effect is probably more significant with a floating installation method than with a glued one.
It was just a thought from a non-expert. I also began my statement that way. I apologize for my unqualified, somewhat disconnected opinion.
It was just a thought from a non-expert. I also began my statement that way. I apologize for my unqualified, somewhat disconnected opinion.
R
Reini123422 Mar 2019 11:54I thought the point about impact sound insulation was quite valid. But isn’t it the case that this is actually absorbed by a special mat placed under the flooring system?
N
nordanney22 Mar 2019 12:10Isn't impact sound insulation already a completely unnecessary concern on the ground floor of a house? If there is a basement underneath, nobody really minds anyway.
Apart from that, I would always glue down hardwood flooring.
Apart from that, I would always glue down hardwood flooring.
Similar topics