Laminate flooring in basement / concrete floor

[D09]

Hi

I found some earlier threads but they are a few years old, so I'm asking again in case anything has changed over time.

I'm going to lay laminate flooring in a basement room.

There is underfloor heating embedded in a 10cm concrete slab with 30cm insulation underneath and a makkadambädd and underlayment.

It's dry and nice, good drainage, and no signs of moisture anywhere.

It's going to be a bedroom.

Should I lay with foam, paper, or something else underneath?

I actually want tiles, but there's resistance to this at home

 

[thomasx]

I had added foam to get at least some cushion for the heels

 

[D09]

Yes, was also considering foam for leveling and damping

 

[D09]

Just went shopping at hornbach

Got 5mm foam boards that you assemble like a puzzle. (29kr/m2)

7mm laminate flooring for 79kr/m2 (walnut)

And impulse buy = 2 folding rulers and 1 caliper

Let's see if I have time to try it out on Sunday

 

[Odjuret]

Caliper? I have just invested in a new eyemeasure...
along with a perspective...

 

[Stefan N]

Hi

Actually, I want tiles, but there's resistance to this at home

You mean there's someone who'd rather have laminate than tiles? :x

 

[D09]

You mean there's someone who prefers laminate over tiles? :x

Yep, and if I want to maintain my political position in the world, I should listen

 

[thomasx]

Calipers and folding rulers are consumables that can neither be impulsively bought nor purchased in excessive quantities
The only thing I've always wondered is where they end up?

 

[D09]

Calipers and folding rulers are consumables that can neither be impulsively purchased nor bought in excessive quantities
The only thing I've always wondered is where they disappear to?

They shrink and eventually vanish

The folding ruler I had before had shrunk by 20cm

 

[Fred vom Jupiter]

Actually, I want tiles but there is resistance to this at home

I am in the same situation as you, but I'm using ProVenti which is foam with age-resistant plastic.

 

[D09]

Calipers? I have just invested in a new eyeball estimate...
together with a viewpoint....

He he, I installed a road barrier a few years ago after someone tried to get up to the house during construction, but my unplowed slope finally stopped them in the last curve.

I impulsively bought a road barrier and realized when I got it home after a few days that the ground was frozen, so I threw the thing in the bushes =P

A few years later, I got motivated to set up the barrier but realized it wasn't long enough... So I need to extend it with an insert tube and for that, I needed calipers

It's only taken me about 4-5 years to try to complete the project, and I've never been this close before

All tools are needed

 

[D09]

I am in the same situation as you, but I'm using ProVenti which is foam with age-resistant plastic.

I wonder if I didn't see something similar, but with metal foil but got unsure and went with plain "gym mat"

 

[thomasx]

Yes, calipers are a very important and widely used tool. Which reminds me that I need to measure the diameter of the trailer's drawbar so I can buy a new damask that fits

 

[D09]

Great groundwork

Now it only remains to be seen how it holds up over time but the groundwork absorbed height differences etc 👍

 

[rockfarbrorn]

Age-resistant plastic and regular grey cardboard are what I would have used. If it had been a slab on the ground or relatively newly built, I would have used a tested system like Fonda special.