Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Foam vs Rubber underlay 2Sep 21, 2010 6:09 am Ford & Holden Both have good ones. Both have bad ones. Don't buy anyones cheap one and you'll be fine. Re: Foam vs Rubber underlay 3Sep 21, 2010 8:43 am Foam will give you a more hollow sound when walking. Foam has lesser temperature insulation properties. Rubber/cork is much denser. Higher density gives you better sound and temperature insulation. Foam is floated, rubber I believe is mostly glued (but I'd like to hear from experts on this one). Which one is more durable - don't know. I think rubber / cork may eventually start failing (but after a long time) ... Foam is cheaper, but there are quite a few different foam products, and some are closer to the rubber/cork price. Also, rubber comes in a variety of thicknesses (from 2mm to over 10mm). I assume that thicker rubber would be more "giving" under heavy objects ... dunno ... My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Foam vs Rubber underlay 4Sep 21, 2010 5:42 pm Lex Foam will give you a more hollow sound when walking. Foam has lesser temperature insulation properties. Rubber/cork is much denser. Higher density gives you better sound and temperature insulation. Foam is floated, rubber I believe is mostly glued (but I'd like to hear from experts on this one). Which one is more durable - don't know. I think rubber / cork may eventually start failing (but after a long time) ... Foam is cheaper, but there are quite a few different foam products, and some are closer to the rubber/cork price. Also, rubber comes in a variety of thicknesses (from 2mm to over 10mm). I assume that thicker rubber would be more "giving" under heavy objects ... dunno ... I thought we were talking about carpet underlays!!! Maybe I am wrong?? But I don't think so. I think you are discussing underlays for timber &/or laminate Lex. They are very different. Foam from Dunlop comes in many qualities, as does the rubber from Bridgestone. Both companies produce products for different budgets (low end to premium). I wouldn't say one was better than the other as far as brands go. I would say that cheap in either is very cheap. I own a carpet & flooring business, so I can have any underlay I like, and have used both - and been very happy with both. I am finding that thesedays, many customers are interested in the Dunlop foam because of 2 factors. 1) it is 100% recycled and 2) it is Ultra-Fresh treated. I offer both brands in my business and am happy to reccomend either providing you go with a middle or upper quality. Stay away from the cheap stuff. The variation in costs is not that great to serioulsy consider going cheap and nasty anyway. On this forum, you will see reference to commercial underlays such as Prime Rubber and Excellay Foam. They give you the best performance in terms of carpet longevity, but do not provide you the best level of comfort. You need to find a balance between comfort and it being "too soft" which can be detrimental (we are talking 10 years down the track though). For example, we sell 3 products in the Foam, a standard, a middle and a top. The middle seems to be the biggest seller, followed by the top, followed a distant third by the cheap one (mainly used in rentals where an equally cheap carpet is going in). This would equally be true in a range of rubber. Only 5% of jobs would actually go down on commercial rubber or foam as most people want the comfort afforded by the thicker underlay. Re: Foam vs Rubber underlay 5Sep 21, 2010 7:10 pm anthony_carter I thought we were talking about carpet underlays!!! ... Who knows! Until the OP clarifies, we can cover both carpet and timber My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Foam vs Rubber underlay 6Feb 17, 2011 1:19 pm I know I'm resurrecting an old thread here, but I have a question on the allergenic properties of Foam vs Rubber underlay. The Asthma Foundation recommend rubber underlay as being less allergenic. However, most of the rubber products we've purchased (including latex based materials) have that 'rubber' smell, which can be an issue. On the other hand, the Dunlop Foam Springtread range has the CRI Green Label accredited for indoor air quality and most of the carpet retailers I've spoken to promote it as being allergy friendly. I need to pick the underlay for our carpet by the weekend, and I'm going around in circles trying to work out which type (rubber or foam) is less likely to affect a child who is prone to allergies and asthma-type issues around strong odours or offgassing. Help, please? (BTW, I've read the threads that discuss the performance aspects of foam vs rubber, and know that Bridgestone Prime rubber or Dunlop Excellay foam are strongly recommended -just trying to work out which one is better for someone with allergies). Our veggie bed thread: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=38476 Re: Foam vs Rubber underlay 7Feb 18, 2011 7:35 am Bump Our veggie bed thread: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=38476 Re: Foam vs Rubber underlay 9Feb 19, 2011 4:52 pm Thanks Mark, We've gone with rubber (Prime) as it smelled the least. Probably a very subjective test, but there you go Our veggie bed thread: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=38476 Oh no! I would use a can of expandable foam ( there are some that will take render) then cut it back and render over the top 1 4121 There is nothing in the various codes and standards that puts this requirement on the builder to do. I think that is what you are asking. 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