Underlays

Keep your floor in great shape and reduce walking sound with our underlays.

A high-quality underlay prevents squeaking or creaking and reduces the sound of your steps in the room and the floor below. It’s an essential item to keep your floor in great shape and will significantly improve your living comfort once installed.

Remember, if your floor comes with an attached pad, you do not need an extra underlay. Keep in mind that you will still need to use a moisture barrier.

Excellence Go 60

A good value-for-money underlay, great for essential requirements, and suitable for rooms with normal foot traffic. Excellence Go is available for our laminate (excluding Chateau+) and high pressure floors.

Ref: 63003600

Excellence Impact+

An underlay that’s more impact resistant: strong and suited to accommodate higher foot traffic, a busier lifestyle, or a commercial space.

Excellence Impact+ is available for our laminate floors (excluding Chateau+).

Ref: 63000905

Excellence plus

The best all-rounder with a high sound reduction and excellent thermal properties for underfloor heating and cooling. Excellence Plus is available for our laminate and high pressure floors.

Looking to install a herringbone laminate foor? You’ll need Excellence Plus to support those uniquely small planks!

Ref: SEPLUS10

Don’t forget your moisture barrier.

A moisture barrier works as a protective layer to prevent moisture from transferring from the existing (sub)floor to your floor.

Our underlays work as moisture barriers, so you won’t need this separately, but you do require one when installing a floor with an attached pad. If you are installing your floor directly onto a wooden surface, there’s no need for a moisture barrier.

Our moisture barriers are available for high pressure floors, parquet, and strong wood floors, and are optional for a luxury vinyl floor.

Ref: WD158235

Why do I need to use an underlay?

An underlay is a vital part of your installation and can greatly improve the success of your installation. A suitable underlay provides the following elements:

A steady base by levelling out minor irregularities in the subfloor. This protects the locking system and helps prevent squeaking or creaking.
Adds stability to your floor.
Reduces walking sound and sound transmission to a lower-level room.
Extra protection against daily wear and tear (walking, falling objects, furniture…).
Includes a moisture barrier to protect your floor from seasonal humidity changes in your subfloor.
Always make sure to use an underlay that is suitable for your floor.

We strongly advise using a BerryAlloc underlay, as these are manufactured to best support our floors.

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