Plastic Moisture Barrier Under Carpet On Concrete
Our moistureblock is a 6 mil polyethylene film vapor barrier that is used during the installation process with floating laminate luxury vinyl planks and engineered wood floors.
Plastic moisture barrier under carpet on concrete. Vapor barriers come in two types 6 mil vapor barrier roll. They look similar to carpet padding but they have a plastic film on the surface to block moisture. Without the proper moisture barrier vinyl flooring acts as a moisture barrier causing it to buckle bubble and lift. Concrete absorbs and retains water and the moisture can seep into the carpet padding and then into the carpet.
We are looking for a product that can be laid on a concrete slab to act as a vapor barrier between the concrete and the carpet we plan to put in our basement. Do you know if there are any contra indications to putting the vapor barrier on top of the concrete to separate it from the carpet pad. Do you have a product that might work for this. Moisture barriers as the name implies set up a protective barrier to block moisture from reaching the pad and the carpet.
When installing certain types of flooring such as sheet vinyl the moisture content of the concrete can be a problem.