Technical Article – Vinyl over Timber Subfloors

A scenario that flooring professionals in Australia and New Zealand are experiencing more often is when a customer requests the installation of vinyl or plastic flooring or underlay over a timber subfloor. This can be a plastic moisture vapour barrier used in an underlay, or an LVT or Hybrid floor, which is more correctly known as an Expanded Polymer Core (EPC) or Solid Polymer Core (SPC) floating vinyl. Unfortunately. this brings several challenges and some rather serious consequences for the building