It seems like we are going to stuck home for a while (at least a month at current projection). Work is slow, even after working from home. So we are considering ripping carpet from the bedroom and putting linoleum flooring, primarily to address dust mite allergies in winter.
The wife is severely allergic to the dust mites. During summer, we wash the carpet twice a month but it is very difficult for her during the winter. Since we live in a rental and moving is not an option due to the school district, we don't care about how fancy the flooring looks. As long as we address the winter dust mite issues, we are good. The property management is not willing to offer any kind of help but they have given us a free hand on whatever we may want to do with the flooring.
We have never done anything like this before so I watched a few YouTube videos but nobody talks about underlayment that is insulating as well. We are the first floor dwellers and our floors are concrete floors. The property management has put linoleum in the kitchen without any underlayment and it gets VERY cold in winter. So insulation is a must if we are going to do this in the bedroom. Can anyone point me towards underlayment that acts as (very) good insulator as well?
Thanks in advance.
The wife is severely allergic to the dust mites. During summer, we wash the carpet twice a month but it is very difficult for her during the winter. Since we live in a rental and moving is not an option due to the school district, we don't care about how fancy the flooring looks. As long as we address the winter dust mite issues, we are good. The property management is not willing to offer any kind of help but they have given us a free hand on whatever we may want to do with the flooring.
We have never done anything like this before so I watched a few YouTube videos but nobody talks about underlayment that is insulating as well. We are the first floor dwellers and our floors are concrete floors. The property management has put linoleum in the kitchen without any underlayment and it gets VERY cold in winter. So insulation is a must if we are going to do this in the bedroom. Can anyone point me towards underlayment that acts as (very) good insulator as well?
Thanks in advance.