Install vinyl flooring yourself

Hello everyone,

today I am ordering the floor for the end of next week. Everything is already in stock.
It will be, as already mentioned, the Parador Landhausdiele Trendtime 6.30 Oak Skyline Pearl Gray in 2200 x 216 x 9.6 mm.
As a substrate for the mineral surface, a PE foil was intended, since the plank already has an integrated cork impact sound insulation.

Parador itself says that you can certainly use an additional insulation underlay to achieve even more sound insulation and small unevennesses in the screed can be better compensated this way.

The Akustik-Protect 100 with a build-up of 1.8 mm and the Akustik-Protect 300 with 2.8 mm are said to be suitable.
We are talking about an additional cost compared to the foil of about €160 for the 100 and €290 for the 300. Can someone tell me, regardless of the additional costs, if it’s worth it? The Akustik Protect is then laid edge to edge and not like the foil about 30% overlapping. Correct?

Thank you very much

I spoke with parquet technicians and they said it was nonsense to put in more insulation. So I only have a PE film and many visitors wonder how solid a floating floor can sound.

Hello Sebastian,

Thanks for your info. I had almost suspected that the whole thing is probably doubled up.
I think I will then also only order with PE film. I will talk to the seller once again. He also said PE film is fine.

We installed the Parador Classic 2030 Pine. It also has a cork layer underneath. Due to the bathroom with tiles, we additionally laid the Akustik Protect 100 underneath. It is laid edge to edge and then sealed with aluminum tape. There is a blog post on the internet with a test of the Akustik Protect, but they installed the insulation the wrong way around (vapor barrier facing up *g*). Otherwise, it is easy to install, you just have to be careful with the aluminum layer, which is sensitive.

The floor sounds really great and above all, despite the open wooden beam ceiling on the ground floor, we hear very little from the children (based on what I have tested so far, since we are still just before moving in).

However, I think the cork layer alone + PE foil should also be sufficient.

Thank you Uwe, also very good feedback. Maybe better with the Akustik Protect 100 after all. I will try to get a sample from the local dealer later to get a better feel.

It's really difficult to predict what is better. As I said, for us it was simply due to the required build-up of almost 12mm. The insulation is also not exactly cheap at around 4€/m².