Why carpet underlay is essential for your home’s insulation and noise reduction

Contrary to popular belief, carpet underlay is more than just an optional extra when installing a new carpet.

Significantly improving the lifespan of your carpet, enhancing comfort, and boosting performance, it’s easy to see why carpet underlay comes highly recommended by professionals.

The benefits don’t end here, and in this blog, our experts at British Flooring discuss two of the most important:

Thermal insulation and noise reduction.

Keep reading to discover why carpet underlay is an essential addition to your home for insulation and noise reduction.

How does carpet underlay help with thermal insulation?

Carpet underlay acts as a barrier between the carpet and the subfloor underneath, which significantly improves thermal insulation within your home and reduces the amount of heat lost.

To achieve this, the carpet underlay traps air within its structure, which not only reduces heat loss but also minimises the amount of cold air rising from the subfloor.

With less heat escaping and cold air creeping through, your home will feel much warmer and cosier, and you’ll also be able to reduce your reliance on the heating, reducing your energy consumption and cutting your utility bills.

It’s a win-win!

What about noise reduction?

Certain carpet underlays also act as great sound barriers and shock absorbers, dampening impact sounds, like heavy footfall, for example, as well as airborne noise like talking, music, and unwanted echoes.

It does this by creating a layer of cushioning between the carpet and subfloor underneath, which helps to:

• Minimise impact sounds, like footsteps and dragging furniture. 
• Prevent the sound vibrations from airborne noise passing from through the floor and transmitting into other rooms.

What’s the best carpet underlay for soundproofing and thermal insulation?

If you’re looking for an underlay that provides both excellent thermal and sound insulation properties, a PU (Polyurethane) foam underlay is definitely the way to go.

Soft, warm, and uber comfortable, this is one of the best flooring insulation materials and it boasts superior thermal insulation and noise reduction capabilities. So you can keep your home cosy and peaceful at all times.

At British Flooring, we supply several PU foam underlays – including the Plushwalk 10mm and 12mm underlays.

With TOG ratings of up to 3.5 and reducing sounds by up to 49 dB, you really can’t go wrong!

Shop top-quality carpet underlays at British Flooring

Whether you’re looking for something to limit unwanted sounds in a noisy home or to improve energy efficiency and lower your monthly bills, we’ve got just what you need here at British Flooring.

As the UK’s leading supplier of underlay for carpets, we’re proud to supply options from some of the most renowned brands, including Cloud 9, Duralay, Plushwalk, and more!

Plus, as we provide them at some of the most affordable prices, you can be confident you’re making the best choice for your home and bank account!

To find out more about our collection or for help picking out the perfect underlay, get in touch with our friendly team today by calling 0203 325 9082 or sending us an email, and we’ll respond to your enquiry as soon as possible.