Concrete Vapor Barrier Vinyl Flooring

Acoustical underlayment w vapor barrier for luxury vinyl flooring 54 pack model qwlv100 2 430 00.

Concrete vapor barrier vinyl flooring.

15 mil vapor barrier by americover. Because concrete is permeable ground moisture can slowly move upward in the form of vapor and adversely affect anything that rests on top of the concrete. If given ample space warmth and ventilation water vapor will simply evaporate. Here are some of the company s and their products.

The flooring associate at the home depot canada suggested using vapour barrier with tuck tape to seal the concrete. This flooring has underlay attached. Without the proper moisture barrier vinyl flooring acts as a moisture barrier causing it to buckle bubble and lift. Aci 302 1 which is an american concrete institute standard for slab construction was modified in the early 2000 s to reflect the change in the placement of the vapor barrier directly below the concrete if a low permeable membrane flooring was to be installed.

When installing certain types of flooring such as sheet vinyl the moisture content of the concrete can be a problem. With plywood subfloor that s totally enough. No need to bother with large fold out low quality off spec construction grade films which can be bothersome and hard to use before the floor is installed. Our moistureblock is a 6 mil polyethylene film vapor barrier that is used during the installation process with floating laminate luxury vinyl planks and engineered wood floors.

But when flooring is laid directly on the concrete it effectively creates a watertight and airtight barrier. It helps reduce mold and condensation in buildings. What makes this stand out from the 3 in 1 blue underlayment is the added noise barrier to reduce foot fall noise. Moisture will get through so even if you don t add an additional underlay you do need to seal the concrete.

The difficulty of course is that if the moisture barrier is compromised in any way moisture from the slab beneath can still damage the flooring or finish. Vapor 3 in 1 underlayment silver 100 sq ft roll. Americover has a high performance 15 mil vapor barrier for installation under concrete floors and slabs that will retard moisture migration and radon from escaping through the surface of the concrete floor.