I am in the process of removing the flooring to lay new. This is a house situated on a concrete slab. Now that I've removed the old floor, I see that against the concrete there is felt fabric with plastic on top. On top of the plastic, there is even more felt fabric. The felt appears to be glued to the plastic on both sides. And around the edges, there are upside-down small nails.
How should I proceed? Initially, I had thought of only having grey paper under the new parquet floor, directly against the concrete slab. But maybe I've missed something? Should I keep the felt/plastic/felt, and what is the purpose of the small nails?
It's also worth mentioning that the previous floor has had some bounce....
Attaching photo. Where my finger is, you can see the felt on the other side of the plastic.
How should I proceed? Initially, I had thought of only having grey paper under the new parquet floor, directly against the concrete slab. But maybe I've missed something? Should I keep the felt/plastic/felt, and what is the purpose of the small nails?
It's also worth mentioning that the previous floor has had some bounce....
Attaching photo. Where my finger is, you can see the felt on the other side of the plastic.
The reason for placing felt and plastic is simply because the plastic keeps out any moisture from the slab and the felt has a sound dampening effect.
You can do a bit as you like in this situation. It all depends on how comfortable you want it, I usually put a bit of construction plastic at the bottom if it is in direct contact with the slab, and on top of that felt, foam or the like.
You can do a bit as you like in this situation. It all depends on how comfortable you want it, I usually put a bit of construction plastic at the bottom if it is in direct contact with the slab, and on top of that felt, foam or the like.
Aha. The easiest thing is to leave it as is. However, I thought the old floor was quite soft to walk on. But the old floor was fairly thin oak parquet. The new floor is also oak parquet, but thicker. Can one hope that the floor will be more solid then?
Do you have any idea about the nails?
Do you have any idea about the nails?
There has been a better, woven carpet on that floor. The nails, which are in strips along the room's walls, were intended to hold the carpet in place. Cheap carpets were glued to the floor, but the woven ones were stretched with these nail strips.
If you still think it's fresh and all, then why not. After all, it serves a function.
Otherwise, just head to the nearest building supply store and buy a roll of byggplast. A roll usually doesn't cost too much. Also, you could get a new "filt," but I think it's easier to find grålumppapp or underlayment foam, which have the same effect more or less.
The plastic acts as a moisture barrier, and the felt serves as soundproofing. I think the foam is a bit better, as it also has better insulating properties compared to the paper/felt.
Otherwise, just head to the nearest building supply store and buy a roll of byggplast. A roll usually doesn't cost too much. Also, you could get a new "filt," but I think it's easier to find grålumppapp or underlayment foam, which have the same effect more or less.
The plastic acts as a moisture barrier, and the felt serves as soundproofing. I think the foam is a bit better, as it also has better insulating properties compared to the paper/felt.