Underlayments for hardwood floors provide multiple benefits depending on the material that you choose.
White stuff under floor paper under hardwood floor.
How to use foam underlayment under a hardwood floor.
The flooring contractor plans to use a vapor retardant paper over the subfloor that he calls hydroguard.
Type of paper under hardwood it s been a while since i subbed out a hardwood flooring job but this one is more than i want to do myself.
It is a plastic coated paper imprinted.
As a last point i really don t like using tar paper as a hardwood floor underlayment under any conditions as my personal hangup.
If you are installing a traditional hardwood floor you can install foam underlayment between the subfloor and the hardwood to provide noise.
Plastic foam felt cork and rubber are common choices.
The floor will be standard 3 4 x 2 1 4 inch select white oak.