Nowhere do they mention rosin paper.
Is same felt paper used for roofing and wood flooring.
Your first task is preparing the surface that the hardwood will lie on which means deciding whether you need to use felt paper under the hardwood.
Cut the end boards as needed on a miter saw.
I am in the process of buying solid hardwood maple flooring 2 1 4 with 3 4 thickness i have been researching the web and have found numerous opinions pros and cons on the use of a proper underlayment.
Manufacturers can be brutal when it comes to who is at fault with problems.
The problem with using rosin paper or some other paper the handyman mentions is what happens in the case of product problems.
Felt paper comes in 15 pound and 30 pound options.
How to install felt underlayment for hardwood floors.
And one of their recommendations is the use of asphalt felt paper over wood sub floors.
We use 30 felt under all of our wood floors.
While manufacturers have made hardwood floors easy to install you do need to take a few steps to prepare the room to make installation easier.
There always seems to be a new product on the market to replace the old but asphalt felt is a time tested and dependable underlayment.
Leave 3 8 inch of space between the edges of the floor and the wall on all sides.
Hardwood flooring can increase your home s value.
They would run you plum out of town if you showed up to the job with red rosin paper.
Cut the building paper to fit with a utility knife.