Laminate floor moisture barrier on 11th floor condo necessary?

<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

> 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???

> 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
> 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???

> 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???

> 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.