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ROBERTS First Step Premium 3-in-1 Underlayment, 100 sq. ft. Roll is designed for use under floating laminate and engineered wood flooring. This product is meant for use on concrete slabs and wood subfloors that are on or above grade. This underlayment creates a pocket of constantly circulating air. It is effective for sound reduction, comfort and even helps level minor sub-floor corrections. First Step is ideal for use with radiant heated floors. In a compression test using 1,320 lbs. of pressure, ROBERTS First Step Underlayment retained 96% of its original thickness after seven days, compared to only 57% by a leading 2-in-1 foam product.
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First Step Premium 3-in-1 Underlayment, 100 sq. ft. Roll is designed for use under floating laminate and engineered wood flooring. This product is meant for use on concrete slabs and wood subfloors that are on or above grade. This underlayment creates a pocket of constantly circulating air. It is effective for sound reduction, moisture protection, comfort and even helps level minor sub-floor corrections. First Step is ideal for use with radiant heated floors. In a compression test using 1,320 lbs. of pressure, Roberts First Step Underlayment retained 96% of its original thickness after seven days, compared to only 57% by a leading 2-in-1 foam product.
Brunhilde
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2024
I have absolutely no skin in the game, but thought the attached pics from my install job site might help dispel some of the concerns re: the styrofoam being all over the place. Note these pics were taken without any kind of clean up. So judge for yourself if this is really a big issue. (I almost didn’t buy after reading all those comments about styrofoam all over the place). I would use this underlayment again.
xyz-abc
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2024
This was the best deal I could find for a vapor barrier under my engineered hardwood floors. I have no idea if it’s helping with the sound or anything else, but it was the least expensive version I could find for something that you will never see.. It was easy to roll out And had sticky edges So it could easily connect to the adjoining pieces. It just doesn’t make sense to buy a more expensive version for something that goes under your floors. If there is a major water spill, I’m confident that if the water sleeps through my floors, this barrier will Help prevent the water from R@reaching the subfloor.
uniquelyme4u
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2024
This was a recommended product at one of my local "home" stores. It just made more sense to buy it here rather than pay for multiple rolls there.Functionality: Product is straightforward and easy to use.Durable: Kinda hard to answer this since you're only sealing the top side together, leaving bottom open to interpretation. Also when tapping boards together you will occasionally hit against this pad creating a tear. Quick fix duck tape and keep moving.Smell: Nothing overwhelming, if any at all.Adhesive: Once layers are placed together, there is an adhesive strip that bonds them together.This product was super easy to install and super easy to use.
Chicabidee
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2024
Haven’t used yet but feels strong and right amount of backing for what I need.
Lala
Reviewed in Canada on April 16, 2024
Good price and quality for condo flooring project. Cheaper then Home Depot too.
Lightning
Reviewed in Canada on May 29, 2021
Very good value amd easy to use. Every hard wood floor should have this underlay
Lisa T
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2019
My husband was planning to install the laminate flooring in our house during our remodel. My job was to find quality materials at a good price.I found this product and after reading all the reviews, I knew that it was one of the best on the market.When it arrived, we couldn’t have been happier.Just as the review stated, it is completely soundproof, helps to insulate, and is super easy to lay down. Our results are perfect.If you are trying to decide if this is the product for you, don’t hesitate. We have some left over and it is very easy to store, as it rolls tightly and can lay flat.We are so happy with our remodel and couldn’t have done it without this underlayment.
Jack
Reviewed in Canada on July 16, 2019
Did a lot of research on underlayment. Took a chance on this product. Very happy I did. Saved money and got expert results. Easy to work with. No tears , no rips as I installed. Reduced noise level of the hardwood when I completed my job. Very happy.
Kamohomoho
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2019
This product is delicate. I would NOT recommend you stand it on end. Plan the cuts and the position of the pad. Make a layout diagram if necessary. Have space to cut the pad, as measuring it on the fly is difficult. The styrofoam balls scatter easily from the cuts you make. Sweep and vacuum the debris regularly. Seal any tears in the very tin green thin plastic topside as they occur. Painters tape or the red tape for padding will do. Protect the pad if you will be walking over it to any extent. Take your shoes off if you are working on this material. I would not recommend you have it rising up at the edges. Keep it flat. I stapled it down a bit. that helped to keep it from sliding. Before you start, understand how the sticky tape edge works. Once you are rolling it's hard to go back. Remove any cut pieces and bag them. You may need them later, and they will just create a snowstorm of white balls across the work area if you don't.I like the product, I don't know if it is exactly what I need but it is reasonably priced. My 12mm clickish Laminate went down easily over this pad, but I had to constantly clear away plastic balls. Again the thing the pros know is how to effectively prep and just move on. DIY guys should understand your project is often filled with 'UhhOhh!'s as prep falls behind the desire to 'do something'. It is not always the product's fault when we screw up.I'll buy it again if I can not find another more 'thermal retaining' pad at a similar price.
MDYak
Reviewed in Canada on October 8, 2019
Great product, extremely satisfied. Easy to install and holds up to foot traffic prior to laying flooring material. The adhesive strip which overlaps any adjacent material rolled out worked really well - no issues. Requires a good sharp box cutter to cut this material - tougher than it looks.
marina
Reviewed in Canada on October 16, 2019
Great stuff. Install is easy largely because of the built in joint tape. It helps dampen sound and surprisingly, my floor is warmer than with the last underlay. Square footage is accurate as it was just enough to cover what I had measured.
Dan H
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2018
As others have noted, this is the exact same stuff as is sold as "premium underlayment" at the big orange stores, it's just a different color. At the time I purchased it, this was less than half the cost of big orange, although they seem to have since caught on and lowered their pricing to be more competitive, this one is still the best deal out there and it's performance is excellent! I have a 2 story home with main living upstairs and a rec room with walkout basement downstairs. With my previous laminate install in the upstairs living room, I used to be able to clearly hear my wife's TV shows and phone conversations when I was downstairs. But since installing new laminate floors with this underlayment, it is much more muted. I can still tell if the TV is on, or if she is talking on the phone, but it is no longer intelligible or bothersome. So I got beautiful new floors and a quieter house. Win-win!
Jason W
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2016
Can't stress enough how happy I am with this product. Great performance and quality. Saved roughly $400 from buying at the big "Orange" home store. I would highly recommend using this!I have installed 5 floating floors and this is the first time I used this product. Any floating floor I every do will be with this going forward. The product is fantastic. Very easy to work with. The overlap adhesive worked well for me and I had minimal mess from the white balls. Used household scissors to cut this.Installed the cheapest floor I could find (in stores) on top of this. It takes all of the echo/hollow sound out of it. As well as gives nice cushion and warmth. This application went right over a poured concrete floor. The finished piece compared to the bare concrete was noticeably warmer.
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