Owner Manual
UNDERLAYMENTS
Shaw offers a number of excellent underlayments that
extend the wear warranties for its hard surface products.
These underlayments provide sound absorption and
smooth out minor irregularities in the suboor.
EcoTread™: Made of 100% polyurethane foam using
rapidly renewable resources, EcoTread exceeds air quality
and ammability standards. It is suitable for use with
radiant heat ooring and may be installed over concrete
or wood substrates on all grades of approved subooring.
Installing EcoTread with any Shaw hardwood or luxury
vinyl tile or plank will extend that product’s wear
warranty an extra 5 years.
Groundworks: An acoustical underlayment engineered
to reduce sound transmission within multi-level
structures, Groundworks is ideal for use with Shaw’s
luxury vinyl tile or plank. Groundworks resists mold and
mildew and is suitable for use over concrete, wood, and
gypsum suboors.
Installing Groundworks with any Shaw luxury vinyl tile
or plank will extend that product’s wear warranty an
extra 5 years.
Hush II: A blend of cork and recycled foam granules,
Hush II offers excellent sound suppression, resists
mold and mildew, and is suitable for use with radiant
heat ooring.
Installing Hush II with any Shaw luxury vinyl tile or plank
will extend that product’s wear warranty an extra 5 years.
SELITAC
®
: SELITAC is a thermally insulating
underlayment that is used for a variety of oating oor
installations, including laminate and engineered hardwood.
This ne-celled, extruded polystyrene foam offers
excellent thermal and sound insulation. It is simple to
install with its fanfold panel design and is 100% recyclable.
Installing SELITAC with any Shaw engineered hardwood
or laminate will extend that product’s wear warranty an
extra 10 years.
SilentStep™ Ultra 3-in-1: For use with laminate and
hardwood oating ooring, SilentStep is a high-density,
100% closed-cell polyolen foam core. An attached 4-mil
polyethylene moisture barrier provides excellent suboor
moisture resistance. SilentStep is non-allergenic and mold
and mildew resistant; it may be installed over concrete or
wood substrates on all grades of approved subooring.
Installing SilentStep Ultra 3-in-1 with any Shaw
laminate will extend that product’s wear warranty
an extra 10 years.
SofSound II: SofSound is a synthetic ber blend pad with
a laminated polyethylene lm moisture retardant barrier.
Environmentally responsible, SofSoud is made from 100%
post-industrial ber waste. It is approved for use over
radiant heat and can be installed over wood or concrete
and with all oating oors.
Installing SofSound II with any Shaw laminate will extend
that product’s wear warranty an extra 10 years.
ENHANCE YOUR WARRANTY
WITH SHAW UNDERLAYMENT
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