Hi all,
I would like to lay ~15mm thick engineered floor in my hall. I live upstairs and my subfloor is built from T&G floorboards which are fairly level and sound. Currently I have an underlay and laminate floor. I would also like to make the new floor a bit more soundproof. My questions are:
1) should I lay plywood or osb board directly on the floorboards to make it more stable and help with the noises from below, 6/9/12mm? 2) what sort of underlay could you recommend to maximise noise reduction, I know it's the mass that will help the most, so is it worth an investment at all? 3) I have makita circular saw, do I need any other saw (jigsaw, mitre saw) . Because it is hall, I imagine there will be a lot of cutting required (radiator pipes, doors, corners, etc) 4) any other ideas or tips?many thanks for any suggestions,