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Features and Benefits

New Features
• Increased absorbency & dissipation of moisture with added Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP) that enhances moisture carrying capacity
• Increased moisture barrier strength

Sound Absorption
• QuietWalk® filaments are randomly air-laid creating a capillary affect to cushion the floor, absorb sound, and help make laminate floors
sound more like real wood.
• Sound Transmission Class (STC) = 54
• Impact Insulation Class (IIC) = 58
• Field Impact Insulation Class (F-IIC) = 60

Moisture Protection
• When installed properly, QuietWalk® can wick sub-floor or incidental perimeter moisture and disperse it through the pad.
• Moderate amounts of moisture will eventually dissipate over time by perimeter or sub-floor evaporation, provided the source of
water such as a leak is stopped. **See below link for video moisture tests

Smoothes out minor sub-floor imperfections
• QuietWalk® is firm enough (density=13.3lbs/ft^3; compression resistance @ 25%=9.5psi) to support the overlaying floor, but flexible
enough to form around sub-floor surface roughness that may otherwise cause laminate panels to “rock” or lay unevenly.

Adds insulation value
• QuietWalk®will add an R-Value of .50 to the floor system.

Economical
• QuietWalk® is ideally priced as a quality upgrade from polyethylene or polystyrene film and is less than 1/2 the cost of either cork or
rubber underlayment with similar sound numbers.

Made from recycled materials
• QuietWalk® is a “green” product, constructed (over 80%) with postindustrial/pre-consumer fibers, materials that may otherwise have
been land filled.

Anti-Microbial Properties
• Synthetic fibers by their composition do not support the growth of bacteria and fungus.
• The high temperature manufacturing process used to produce QuietWalk® will eliminate live organisms.
• We incorporate an EPA registered anti-microbial in QuietWalk® to control mold or bacteria on the treated product.

Specifications

Materials
Blended synthetic fibers. Polyethylene film. Inert hot-melt adhesive.

Weight:  20oz/sq yd (2.22oz/sq ft)
Thickness: 0.125”
Density: 13.3lbs/ft^3
R-Value: @ 0.125” = 0.52 hr-ft^2-degF/Btu (4.19/inch)
Flammability: Meets or exceeds Federal Flammability Standard: CPSC FF 1-70 (Pill Test)

Sound
Sound Transmission Loss: The sound-insulating property of a partition element is expressed in terms of the sound transmission loss. ASTME90-97, ASTM E413-87
Sound Transmission Class: (STC) = 54.
Impact Sound Transmission: The method is designed to measure the impact sound trans-mission performance of a floor-ceiling assembly in a controlled laboratory environment. ASTM E492-90, ASTM E989-89
Impact Insulation Class (IIC) = 58.
Field Impact Insulation Class: Field conducted test using standard IIC methods. As tested over 8” post-tension concrete sub-floor with no ceiling assembly.
(FIIC) = 60.

Physical Properties
Compression Resistance @ 25% - 9.5psi
Compression Resistance @ 30% - 16.6psi
Compression Resistance @ 50% - 85.5psi
Breaking Strength: Length72.1lbs  Width100lbs
Compression Set @ 25% - 18.8%

Moisture
Moisture Absorption: Approx. 650% by weight

Moisture Statement
QuietWalk® will absorb and allow dispersion throughout the product of water moisture in accumulations not exceeding one gallon per 24hrs per 300 square feet of product and/or allowed to continue to accumulate for more than 7 days. Actual in-house tests have shown results up to 5 times that amount.

Installation

1. Be sure the sub floor surface is clean and dry*.
2. Roll QuietWalk® underlayment over the sub floor with the vapor barrier film (blue side) facing up.
3. The perimeter edges of QuietWalk® need to be 1/2 to 3/4 inches away from the wall.
4. Seams need to be butted together flush, do not overlap the pad. Tape the seams with water and tear resistant, utility-grade, poly-coated cloth backed tape that has a very aggressive adhesive (duct tape).
5. Install laminate flooring according to the manufacturer’s installation instructions.*

In geographic areas where concrete slabs are subject to excessive moisture, a calcium chloride test is required. Vapor emission readings in excess of 3 lbs. per 1,000 square feet in 24 hours will require additional protections such as a concrete sealant or poly-ethylene sheeting.

NOTE: All rolls of QuietWalk®100’s are cut to a minimum of 100 square feet. The average thickness of QuietWalk® is .125 of an inch. The average weight of a100 ft. roll is 13.8 lbs. All rolls ofQuietWalk®360’s are cut to a minimum of 360 square feet. The average thickness of QuietWalk® is .125 of an inch. The average weight of a360 ft. roll is 50 lbs. Due to the nature of our manufacturing process and the use of recycled materials, the pad thickness may vary .02 of an inch plus-or-minus. Actual weight of each roll may also vary 2 lbs., plus-or-minus. While it may appear that one roll is slightly larger than another, we guarantee this slight variance DOES NOT affect the coverage area nor the sound absorption benefits of the product.