ROBERTS First Step Premium Underlayment - 630 sq. ft. Roll - 40" x 189' x 2 mm

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.

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.

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.

Def recommend. If you are putting flooring on top on concrere, just buy it. Even before i put the flooring down i could tell a difference. No strain on my knees and i didnt have knee pads. This stuff is great.

Haven’t used yet but feels strong and right amount of backing for what I need.

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!

I am really impressed with this product. It was listed on a best lvp underlayment list by Bob villa and I am so glad I gave it a try instead of using tarpaper again. It has helped create a much more level surface for lvp over my plywood raised subfloor. It also sounds and feels softer underfoot. I bought one roll to try but will be purchasing more for the rest of my home.

I've installed one other floating floor with a regular foam underlayment. It was on the first floor of my house and I wasn't too concerned about sound transfer. You definitely hear footsteps in the basement.This time I installed the flooring in the attic, so I was looking for sound-proof subflooring. Truly was hesitant about purchasing this because it seemed too inexpensive. It had great reviews, so I tried to give it a try. So far, so good. Flooring has been in for a month and it seems to really make a difference (compared to the first floor with regular underlayment).My ONLY complaint is that the sticky part of the plastic isn't very sticky at all :( .. packing tape.. EASY fix.All things considered.. would buy again in a heartbeat.