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Jay M.
  • Pittsburgh, PA
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Flooring in mid/higher end: looks vs. noise?

Jay M.
  • Pittsburgh, PA
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What flooring would you install in a mid to higher end 2nd floor rental where impact noise is an issue? Carpet is not an option.

The property is in a higher rent area; especially the first floor unit. I was planning to go with laminate on the 2nd floor living room and tile in the kitchen/half bath. Tile would be great, but possibly the noisiest option (impact noise) and the kitchen is right in the middle of the floor plan.

I treated the sub floor to reduce noise, but am now considering laminate or even vinyl (due to better moisture resiliency).

Is tile going to be much louder than the current existing sub floor (at least in terms of impact noise). I know the tile would help airborne noise.

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