Gutex Happy Step
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Product Overview
Main Purpose
It softens the impact of footfall for more pleasant walking and quieter footsteps. Also helps regulate humidity in the room.
Can be used on
Concrete, screed, poured asphalt, wood-based panels or timber floorboards and dry screed elements.
Overview
Gutex Happy Step is the ideal underlay for high-quality, interior floor coverings. It improves the sound and thermal insulation of floors and reduces the sound of footsteps. Carpet, cork, engineered wood flooring or laminate flooring can be installed on top of it.
Where to use it
Gutex Happy Step can be installed directly on top of concrete, poured asphalt, wood-based panels or timber floorboards.
What it does
It softens floor impact making floors more pleasant to walk on and improves the sound and thermal insulation of the floor. Being made from breathable natural wood fibre, it also helps regulate humidity in the room.
Why we love it
Gutex Happy Step is easy to cut and can be quickly installed. It makes floors sound quieter, warmer and more pleasant to walk on.
Key Features
- Suitable for all buildings
- Improves sound insulation
- Fast installation
- Regulates humidity
- It is ideal for upgrading thermal insulation of existing structures.
- Depending on the floor construction, it can improve the sound insulation by up to 30 dB
- Can be cut easily with basic tools making it easier and faster to install.
- It is breathable (vapour open) and can absorb humidity to help regulate indoor air quality.
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Technical Details
Key Technical Data
Installation Guide
How to install
Ensure that the substrate is dry, even and structurally sound.
Happy Step should be installed 10mm away from each wall. This is an expansion gap around the perimeter of the room.
Tile the boards onto the floor surface in staggered rows (in a brick pattern) to avoid cross joints. Be sure to maintain a 10mm distance from the wall. Use a carpet adhesive to glue Gutex Happy Step if necessary.
To install cork floor coverings onto Happy Step:
Glue the surface of Gutex Happy Step with carpet adhesive to the sub-floor then glue the cork (minimum of 6mm) with carpet adhesive to Gutex Happy Step.
To install carpet onto Happy Step:
Glue Happy Step to the subfloor with full adhesive coverage. Then glue the carpet to the Happy Step. Note seams may show through. This type of flooring is not suitable for wheelchairs as excessive pressure may create permanent compacted wheel marks.
To install engineered wood flooring or laminate flooring onto Happy Step:
No glue is required for the Happy Step or flooring. Install the Gutex Happy Step as normal. Then install the wood or laminate flooring on top following the manufacturer’s instructions.
Please note the installation photographs show the Gutex Happy Step blue version. We are currently selling the natural wood coloured Gutex Happy Step as per the main product images.