Between footsteps, rolling carts, and sliding chairs, there’s a lot of noise that comes from floors. Fortunately, isolating your flooring and reducing noise is easy, thanks to Whisper Mat underlayment. An underlayment is a layer of padding that is sandwiched between the subfloor and top layer of the floor. Underlayment is a requirement of some building codes for offices or businesses with multiple floors, and it reduces impact noise transmission to the spaces below. Some soundproof flooring options also help to protect against heat loss by providing additional insulation, helping to reduce your AC or heating bills. This soundproof floor underlayment is thin enough to fit between flooring and substrates without a noticeable increase in height.
Once in place, this tile underlayment membrane absorbs vibrations, muffling sounds created when objects strike or roll across the floor. This sound-control underlayment also helps to dampen vibrations and block out airborne sounds, providing a quieter space on the floor beneath. Whisper Mat soundproof underlay is easy to install and can be placed on cured concrete, plywood, cement backers, and prepared OSB. It reduces sounds from luxury vinyl plank, laminate tile, and LVT and LVP flooring.
This product is rated at Delta IIC 27, but a complete flooring installation may have a Delta IIC rating as high as 73, depending on the materials chosen.
