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Laminate floor moisture barrier on 11th floor condo necessary? brendwal 09-18-2006
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Posted by brendwal on September 18, 2006, 4:07 pm
I am installing a floating laminate wood floor on an 11th floor
concrete building. So therefore my subfloor is concrete. Most place
say to put a 6mil poly vapor barrier on top of the concrete. I can
understand this if you are in a house and you have water vapor seepage
from the foundation and the earth, but I am on the 11th flor of a
condo. Do I still need that vapor barrier???


Posted by on September 18, 2006, 4:12 pm
yep,

and more importantly you would want it if you had to walk on that floor
all the time.

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brendwal wrote:
> I am installing a floating laminate wood floor on an 11th floor
> concrete building. So therefore my subfloor is concrete. Most place
> say to put a 6mil poly vapor barrier on top of the concrete. I can
> understand this if you are in a house and you have water vapor seepage
> from the foundation and the earth, but I am on the 11th flor of a
> condo. Do I still need that vapor barrier???


Posted by brendwal on September 18, 2006, 4:20 pm
But where is the moisture coming from? I'm up 11 floors! Just doesn't
seem necessary?

empress2...@wowway.com wrote:
> yep,
>
> and more importantly you would want it if you had to walk on that floor
> all the time.
>
> Empressess #124457
>
>
> The best Games
>
>
> <a href=http://www.gamestotal.com/>Multiplayer Online Games</a> <a
> href=http://www.gamestotal.com/>Strategy Games</a><br><a
> href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/>Unification Wars</a> - <a
> href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/>Massive Multiplayer Online
> Games</a><br><a href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/>Galactic Conquest</a> -
> <a href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/>Strategy Games</a><br><a
> href=http://www.stephenyong.com/runescape.htm>Runescape</a><br><a
> href=http://www.stephenyong.com/kingsofchaos.htm>Kings of chaos</a><br>
>
>
>
>
> brendwal wrote:
> > I am installing a floating laminate wood floor on an 11th floor
> > concrete building. So therefore my subfloor is concrete. Most place
> > say to put a 6mil poly vapor barrier on top of the concrete. I can
> > understand this if you are in a house and you have water vapor seepage
> > from the foundation and the earth, but I am on the 11th flor of a
> > condo. Do I still need that vapor barrier???


Posted by badgolferman on September 18, 2006, 4:20 pm
brendwal, 9/18/2006,4:07:57 PM, wrote:

> I am installing a floating laminate wood floor on an 11th floor
> concrete building. So therefore my subfloor is concrete. Most place
> say to put a 6mil poly vapor barrier on top of the concrete. I can
> understand this if you are in a house and you have water vapor seepage
> from the foundation and the earth, but I am on the 11th flor of a
> condo. Do I still need that vapor barrier???

The product I used was combination moisture barrier and foam. I would
think you would want the foam at least to help deaden the sound a bit.
Walking on laminate flooring with hard shoes is very noisy, not just
for the downstairs neighbor but also for yourself.

Check the manufacturer's website for recommendations and in your
special case you might even call them to get the answer.

Posted by brendwal on September 18, 2006, 4:25 pm
Oh, I do have a sound barrier (foam-like) too. That was definatley a
necessity!
But not sure on the 6mil polypro barrier recommendation.....

badgolferman wrote:
> brendwal, 9/18/2006,4:07:57 PM, wrote:
>
> > I am installing a floating laminate wood floor on an 11th floor
> > concrete building. So therefore my subfloor is concrete. Most place
> > say to put a 6mil poly vapor barrier on top of the concrete. I can
> > understand this if you are in a house and you have water vapor seepage
> > from the foundation and the earth, but I am on the 11th flor of a
> > condo. Do I still need that vapor barrier???
>
> The product I used was combination moisture barrier and foam. I would
> think you would want the foam at least to help deaden the sound a bit.
> Walking on laminate flooring with hard shoes is very noisy, not just
> for the downstairs neighbor but also for yourself.
>
> Check the manufacturer's website for recommendations and in your
> special case you might even call them to get the answer.


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