Flooring and Underlayment

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AlexM1 (Oklahoma)
Posts: 287

Posted:

One individual insisted on using a LC3MM flooring foam underlayment on his second floor condo between the new wood flooring that he recently
installed. I was concerned that the neighbor below would hear the noise and that the LC3MM foam underlayment was not the right
product to use .... does anyone have experience with this product.... We are trying our best to prevent a lawsuit by the owner in the
condo unit below against the condo owner on the upper unit. Yes, there are other product that he SHOULD have used that are unquestionably
much better.....

JohnC46 (South Carolina)
Posts: 14,265

Posted:

Alex

Why would you want to try and prevent a lawsuit? I see it as their responsibility, not yours.

AlexM1 (Oklahoma)
Posts: 287

Posted:

Harmony is even more important

SteveM9 (Massachusetts)
Posts: 3,699

Posted:

Any hardwood floors will be noisy, doesn't matter what you use to insulate. What may seem like a reasonable noise level to one person, is intolerable to another. Many condos do not allow tile, hardwood or hard flooring for this reason.

ShaneJ3 (California)
Posts: 21

Posted:

Our association requires 5mm regupol rubber underlayment for upper floor units who choose to put tile or hardwood in. It has a IIC 57 sound rating and has the highest sound suppression. Our design review form requires that homeowners use this underlayment.

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