i've been in the process of installing laminate flooring throughout my entire 1st floor, about 1200 sq-ft total. the floor originally had a few sections of carpet and then parquet wood tiles. as i remove the parquet tiles, i'm discovering that the previous owner glued the parquet onto linoleum flooring that I think came originally with the house when it was 1st built.
after removing the parquet and linoleum, i see what appears to be pink leveling compound that was used in small patches here and there. a lot of it is cracking or coming off as i remove the parquet and/or linoleum. in particular, there's a 4'x2' patch in the kitchen area that is coming off. at it's thickest area, it appears to be about 1/16 inch thick. this is probably the thickest patch of the pink leveling compound that i've found thus far.
i'm installing 7mm laminate flooring, the click-lock type as a floating floor over 3-in-1 underlayment (the type with white foam balls between a vapor barrier and a top plastic sheet). the underlayment is about 2-3 mm thick and is somewhat compressible since it has the foam balls and air gap between the two outer layers.
so, my question is, should i be concerned about fixing up the 4'x2' patch of leveling compound before i put down the underlayment + flooring? to "me", not being a professional at this, I think the area is wide enough and the thickness of the original patch of leveling compound seems thin enough that it might not matter much after i lay down the 3-in-1 underlayment and flooring.
i'm still in the process of scraping the concrete floors and haven't put any flooring down in this area yet so I figure I should ask before I do that. expert opinions are appreciated...
after removing the parquet and linoleum, i see what appears to be pink leveling compound that was used in small patches here and there. a lot of it is cracking or coming off as i remove the parquet and/or linoleum. in particular, there's a 4'x2' patch in the kitchen area that is coming off. at it's thickest area, it appears to be about 1/16 inch thick. this is probably the thickest patch of the pink leveling compound that i've found thus far.
i'm installing 7mm laminate flooring, the click-lock type as a floating floor over 3-in-1 underlayment (the type with white foam balls between a vapor barrier and a top plastic sheet). the underlayment is about 2-3 mm thick and is somewhat compressible since it has the foam balls and air gap between the two outer layers.
so, my question is, should i be concerned about fixing up the 4'x2' patch of leveling compound before i put down the underlayment + flooring? to "me", not being a professional at this, I think the area is wide enough and the thickness of the original patch of leveling compound seems thin enough that it might not matter much after i lay down the 3-in-1 underlayment and flooring.
i'm still in the process of scraping the concrete floors and haven't put any flooring down in this area yet so I figure I should ask before I do that. expert opinions are appreciated...