‘Green’
is fast becoming the name of the game in underlayment. In the not too distant
past, manufacturers made underlayment for a variety of reasons, including
durability, cushioning, sound abatement and moisture resistance. While those
characteristics are still important, underlayment makers are now creating
products that are also environmentally friendly. With the aid of new technologies,
these products are not only greener than ever before, but more durable as well.
Below is a snapshot of some of the latest underlayment products that offer
performance as well as ‘green’ peace of mind.
Company Name: Amorim Cork
Composites/Acousticork
Address: 26112 110th
Street, Trevor, WI 53179
URL/Email Address:
www.acousticorkusa.com;
llyons@amorimsolutions.com
Phone: 800-255-2675
Fax: 262-862-2500
Underlayment Product Names: AcoustiCork™ R60, AcoustiCork™ PR60,
AcoustiCork™ CRC950, AcoustiCork™ S130, Stress Cork™
Company Name: APC Cork
Address: 2014 W.
Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach, FL 33069
URL/Email Address:
www.apccork.com
Phone: 866-222-3241
Fax: 866-222-4842
Underlayment Product Names: 6mm (1/4”) Cork – 4’ x 100’ and 4’ x 50’
linear feet rolls; 2’x3’ sheets, 50 sheets per case. 8mm (5/16”) Cork – 2’ x 3’
sheets, 40 sheets per case. 12mm (1/2”) Cork – Each sheet is 2’ x 3’, 25 sheets
per case. 5mm (7/32”) Cork – 4’ x 100’ and 4’ x 50’ linear feet rolls. 3mm
(1/8”) Cork – 4’ x 200’ and 4’ x 50’ linear feet rolls. Crack Suppression Cork
(Cork and Rubber Combined) – 250 sq. ft. roll - 3’ x 83.3’ linear feet.
Company Name: ARDEX Engineered
Cements
Address: 400 Ardex
Park Drive, Aliquippa, PA 15001
URL/email address:
www.ardex.com
Phone: (888) 512-7339
Fax: (724) 203-5001
Underlayment Product Names: ARDEX K 15® is a self-leveling Portland
cement-based underlayment used to level and smooth concrete and other
substrates prior to the installation of resilient flooring, ceramic tile,
carpet, wood parquet, athletic floors, etc. ARDEX CDTM Concrete Dressing is a
Portland cement-based topping, modified with high-performance polymers for high
bond strength. When mixed with water, the result is a creamy, smooth, slurry
consistency that can be applied by trowel, squeegee, or hopper gun. Product can
be broom textured before it sets, for a reduced-slip surface. For use over
existing concrete surfaces, including sidewalks, patios, walkways, driveways,
parking garages, pool decks, most vertical concrete surfaces, and small surface
defects such as spalls, gouges, and cracks. ARDEX Feather Finish® self-drying,
cement-based finishing underlayment can be used to smooth ridges, fill cracks,
gouges, joints, and for skim coating to a true featheredge over all types of
interior concrete, masonry, wood, terrazzo, and ceramic and quarry tile. Can
also be used over properly prepared residues of cutback and other
non-water-soluble adhesives over concrete only. ARDEX K 500TM is a self-leveling, no troweling, Portland
cement-based topping for fast track resurfacing, smoothing, or leveling of
indoor concrete. Installs from 4” to 12” in one operation, and up to 5” with
the addition of proper aggregate. Can be installed indoors over concrete to
provide a hard, flat, smooth surface for warehouses, utility rooms, and light
manufacturing areas. ARDEX MCTM
moisture control system is an epoxy-based moisture management system formulated
to suppress excessive moisture vapor in new or existing concrete prior to the
installation of ARDEX underlayments and toppings.
Company Name: CorkDirect.com
Address: 6728 Tribble St., Lithonia, GA 30058
URL/Email Address: www.CorkDirect.com;
info@CorkDirect.com
Phone: (800) 344-CORK (2675) Fax: (770) 484-0893
Underlayment Product Names:
CorkDirect Half-inch Underlayment in Sheets - 1/2” x 24” x 36”(6 sq.
ft.). Available in boxes (25 sheets), pallet, truckload and container
quantities. CorkDirect Quarter-inch Underlayment on Sheets - 1/4” x 24” x 36”
(6 sq. ft.). Available in boxes (50 sheets), pallet, truckload and container
quantities. CorkDirect Quarter-inch Underlayment in Rolls - 1/4” x 4’ x 50’
(200 sq. ft.) roll. Available in roll, pallet, truckload and container
quantities. CorkDirect Eighth-inch Underlayment in Rolls - 1/8” x 4’ x 50’ (200
sq. ft.) roll. Available in roll, pallet, truckload and container quantities.
Company Name: Custom Building
Products
Address: 13001 Seal
Beach Blvd., Seal Beach, CA 90740
URL/Email Address:
www.custombuildingproducts.com
Phone: (800) 272-8786
Underlayment Product Names: EasyBoard Lightweight Backerboard – A new
generation of high performance, ultra lightweight backerboards. EasyBoard
performs like traditional cement backerboard, but weighs 6 lbs., cuts easily with
a utility knife, and is easy to carry and install. EasyMat® with SoundGard®
Technology - A versatile, easy-to-use lightweight mat underlayment for setting
tile and stone over virtually any acceptable subfloor. RedGard® Waterproofing
and Crack Prevention Membrane - A ready-to-use elastomeric waterproofing
membrane. Easily applied with a trowel, roller or sprayer and ideal for
commercial and residential tile and stone installations. LevelLite™
Self-Leveling Underlayment - Levels floors up to 2” thick in a single pour.
Formulated with CustomLite™ Technology and 40 % lighter weight than
cement-based products. Easier to carry and pour, and rated extra-heavy for high
impact use. Crack Buster™ Pro Crack Prevention Mat Underlayment - Self-bonding
fabric and asphaltic mat reduces crack transmission in ceramic tile or stone
floors. Ideal for extra heavy duty commercial installations. Custom® 9240
Waterproofing and Anti-Fracture Membrane - A liquid-applied polymer and a
reinforcing fabric that together form a seamless waterproofing membrane for
tile and stone installations. LevelQuik® Setting Self-Leveling Underlayments -
Self-leveling underlayments that level floors prior the installation of a wide
variety of floor coverings.
Company Name: Dependable Chemical
Address: P.O. Box
16334, Rocky River, OH 44116-0334
URL/Email Address:
www.floorprep.com; dependable@floorprep.com
Phone: (800) 227-3434
Fax: (440) 333-0070
Underlayment Product Names: Skimcoat, Skimcrete XL, Skimflow, GSL,
Wearflow, Deepflow
Company Name: Diversified Foam Products, Inc.
Address: 5070 B Central Highway, Pennsauken, NJ 08109
URL/email address:
www.flooringunderlayments.com; sales@floormuffler.com
Phone: (856) 662-1981 Fax: (856) 662-5708
Underlayment Product Name: The FloorMuffler®, Acoustical Underlayment
& Moisture Barrier Prolayment CS™, Crack Suppressant Membran FloorMuffler
HPA™, Adhesive System.
Company Name: GAF Materials
Corporation
Address: 14911 Quorum
Dr., Ste. 600, Dallas, TX 75254
URL/email address:
www.versashield.com; Donna.Norton@ElkCorp.com
Phone: (888)
355-5882 Fax: (972) 851-0404
Underlayment Product Names: VersaShield® Flooring Underlayment is a
rolled-goods membrane designed to help manage the amount of moisture vapor
migrating into floor coverings.
Company Name: LATICRETE
Address: 1 Laticrete
Park No., Bethany, CT 06524
URL/Email Address:
www.laticrete.com; support@laticrete.com
Phone: (800) 243-4788
Fax: (203) 393-1296
Underlayment product names: LATICRETE® 86 LatiLevel™ - Free-flowing,
pumpable cementitious mortar for rapid leveling of interior subfloors. Can be
poured from featheredge to 1” (25 mm) thickness in one pour. LATICRETE® 88
LatiLevel - Free-flowing, pumpable cementitious mortar for leveling uneven
concrete or plywood floors, rough screed and spalled concrete. Can be poured
from a feathered edge to 1-1/2” (36 mm) in single pour. LATICRETE® 816
LatiPatch™ - Rapid cementitious patching compound can be applied over concrete
and exterior glue plywood. Sand-free formula can be used over non-water soluble
cutback adhesive, vinyl tile, dry porous concrete and unglazed ceramic tile.
Easily mixes with water to allow. LATICRETE® Hydro Ban™ is a thin, load-bearing
waterproofing and anti-fracture membrane and does not require the use of fabric
in the field, coves or corners and it bonds directly to drains and pipe
penetrations. Product allows for flood testing in only 24 hours and is backed
by a 10 Year System Warranty. LATAPOXY® 312 Vapor Reduction Membrane is a
solvent free epoxy coating specifically designed to reduce vapor emission
through concrete substrates. Membrane is suitable for on, below or above grade
concrete slab construction. A continuously applied coating will allow the
installation of a variety of floor coverings including tile and stone. In one
coat, LATAPOXY 312 Vapor Reduction Membrane will reduce moisture vapor emission
rate from 15 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. in 24 hours to below 3 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft.
in 24 hours.
Company Name: MAPEI Corporation
Address: 1144 E.
Newport Center Drive, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
URL/email address: www.mapei.us, dchoate@mapei.com
Phone: (954) 246-8799
Fax: (954) 246-8801
Underlayment Product Names: Ultraplan Easy - easy-preparation,
fast-setting, self-leveling underlayment. Novoplan Easy - easy-preparation,
self-leveling underlayment. Ultraplan 1 Plus - high-performance, quick-setting,
self-leveling underlayment. Ultraplan M20 Plus - quick-setting, self-leveling
concrete topping and underlayment. Mapecem Quickpatch - interior/exterior,
fast-setting, high-flow concrete patch.
Company Name: Mer-Krete Systems
Address: 501 Van
Ness, Torrance, CA 90501
URL/Email Address:
www.merkrete.com; info@merkrete.com
Phone: (800) 851-6303
Fax: (310) 320-4938
Underlayment Product Names: Underlay-L
Latex Mastic Underlayment - Two component system for high impact and
heavy loads - rated extra heavy duty. Best from featheredge to 1/2”. Underlay-M
Latex Mastic Underlayment -Two component system for standard mortar beds up to
4”. Underlay-C Latex Mastic Underlayment - Latex fortified single component for
fills up to 3”. Underlay-RS Rapid Set Patching & Underlayment Compound –
Cures in 4 hours at 2” thick. Underlay-SLU Self Leveling Underlayment –
Underlay-SLU is a pumpable self leveling underlayment system consisting of a
cementitious filler powder which incorporates polymers in the dry mix.
Company Name: MP Global Products
Address: P.O. Box
2283, Norfolk, NE 68702-2283
URL/email address:
mwp@mpglobalproducts.com
Phone: (888) 379-9695
Fax: (402) 379-9737
Underlayment Product Names: QuietWalk, QuietWarmth, Insulayment, DuoFoam,
PolyFoam.
Company Name: NAC Products, Inc.
Address: 3200 So.
Main St., Akron, OH 44319
URL/email address:
www.NACproducts.com
Phone: (800) 633-4622
Fax: (330) 644-3557
Underlayment Product Names: ECB Anti-Fracture Membrane; Strataflex
Waterproofing Membrane; SubSeal Waterproofing Membrane; SAM3 Sound Abatement
Membrane; Super SAM Sound Abatement Membrane.
Company Name: Natural Cork
Address: 1710 North
Leg Court, Augusta, GA 30909
URL/email address:
www.naturalcork.com
Phone: (706) 733-6120
Fax: (706) 733-8120
Underlayment Product Names: Corkshield™ Premium Cork Underlayment &
Microban® Antimicrobial Protection. Cork underlayment with aluminum backing for
engineered hardwood floors and laminates.
Company Name: QEP Co., Inc.
Address: 1001 Broken
Sound Parkway NW, Suite A, Boca Raton FL, 33487
URL/email address:
www.qep.com; info@qep.com
Phone: (800) 777-8665
Fax: 561) 241-2830
Underlayment Product Names: Thermal-Cork Underlayment is a 5-mm thick cork
underlayment specifically designed to be used under ceramic tile in conjunction
with heated floor system applications. Thermal-cork has been found to raise
thermal output of most heating systems by up to 7° F and reduce warm up time by
up to 50%, according to QEP. Natural Cork Underlayment – reduces sound
transmission from both the surface of a floor as well as through the floor to
living spaces below. Available in 1/4” and 1/2’ thicknesses, it can be used
under ceramic tile, stone, marble, engineered hardwood and laminate floors.
Also acts as a crack isolation membrane that resists transfer of stress cracks
from subfloor through to flooring surfaces.
Company Name: Roberts
Consolidated Industries, Inc.
Address: 1001 Broken
Sound Parkway NW, Suite A, Boca Raton FL, 33487
URL/email address:
www.robertsconsolidated.com; info@robertsconsoliated.com
Phone: (800) 423-6546
Fax: (800) 423-6544
Underlayment Product Names:
Harmony® Premium 3-in-1 Underlayment is a unique underlayment for use
under all laminate and engineered wood floating floors. The Airflow Technology
is designed to meet the highest standards in sound reduction, moisture
protection, comfort and even minor subfloor corrections. Harmony has an IIC
rating of 61 and STC rating of 59 exceed acoustical requirements for most
municipalities and condominium associations. Includes an 8” overlap with
adhesive strip to seal out moisture and for faster installation. UnisonTM
2-in-1 Underlayment is a 3/32” polyethylene foam underlayment for laminate and
engineered wood floating floors. Includes a 2 mm thick top film to protect
floors from moisture vapor and a 3” film overlap and adhesive strip for
seamless protection. Serenity Foam Underlayment is a 3/32” polyethylene foam
underlayment for laminate and engineered wood flooring. MoistureBarricade – 6
mm polyethylene film for laminate and engineered wood flooring. Extra large 10’
x 12’ area includes adhesive strip to join multiple sheets. For use with
laminate flooring with pre-attached underlayment.
Company Name: Sound Seal/Impacta
Flooring Division
Address: P.O. Box
545, Agawam, MA 01001
URL/email address:
www.soundseal.com; impacta@soundseal.com
Phone: (800)
569-1294/(413) 789-1770 Fax: (413) 789-2248
Underlayment Product Names: CeraZorb - Acoustical Ceramic Tile
Underlayment. Redupax - Green building product, 9mm Acoustic underlayment for
engineered hardwood flooring. Superfloor - Green building product for Carpet
& Carpet Tile. Soundeater - Green Underlayment product for nail down
hardwood flooring. Jumpax - Underlayment sub flooring for Vinyl, VCT & LCT
flooring. Sound Shark - Rubber underlayment, 92% recycled content, various
thicknesses.
Company Name: TAVY Enterprises,
LLC
Company Address: 225
Oakland Road, Suite 401, South Windsor, CT 06074
URL/Email Address:
www.tavytools.com; starks@tavytools.com
Phone: (800) 367-8289
(800-FOR-TAVY) Fax: (860) 645-9364
Underlayment Product Names: TAVY Thin-Skin 2-Part Underlayment System –
2-part system allows tile to be set directly over any existing sound surface
(concrete slab, plywood, vinyl flooring, laminate, countertops &
backsplashes, existing tile, etc).
Company Name: TEC
Address: 1105 S.
Frontenac St., Aurora, IL 60504
URL/Email Address:
www.tecspecialty.com
Phone: (800) 323-7407
Fax: (800) 862-2591
Underlayment Product Names: EZ
Level Self Leveling Underlayment, Smooth Start Self Leveling Underlayment, TEC
Roll-on Crack Isolation Membrane (ROCI), SoniFlex FL Sound Reduction and Crack
Isolation Membrane, HydraFlex Waterproofing Crack Isolation Membrane, Triple
Flex Waterproofing, Crack Isolation Membrane and Mortar
Company Name: USG Corporation
Address: 550 W. Adams
St., Chicago, IL 60661-3676
URL/email address:
usg4you@usg.com
Phone: (312) 436-4000
Fax: (312) 436-4093
Underlayment Product Names: Durock™
brand tile membrane is an easy-to-install, thin, waterproof and vapor-permeable
underlayment and tile backer in roll form for use in residential and
light-commercial floor and wall applications. DUROCK™ brand Quick Dry
self-leveling underlayment is a cementitious underlayment designed by USG for
use in commercial, institutional and rehab construction. DUROCK™ brand Multi-Use self-leveling
underlayment is a pre-sanded underlayment for use in residential, light
commercial and residential renovation construction. FIBEROCK® Brand Aqua-Tough™
Underlayment is engineered to meet water-, mold- and indentation-resistance
needs under resilient, ceramic tile, carpet, hardwood and laminate flooring.
LEVELROCK® Brand Floor Underlayment 2500 is a fast-applying, leveling gypsum
poured cement designed by USG for use in wood-framed multi-family and light
commercial construction.
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Underlayment Products Guide: Installation products go green
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