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Anti vibration mat or pads under a washing machine

Updated: 23 October 2026

You are looking at a 60 cm square and at a pack of four small pads, and both claim to calm the same spin. Anti vibration mat or pads is a choice about what the rubber touches and whether you can get it there. A sheet puts one piece under the cabinet. Pads sit under the feet. There is no UK test in these sources that runs both formats on the same machine, so the recommendation follows access, height, and what reviewers in this set describe. Prices are on the [anti vibration mat comparison](/hub/diy-supplies/anti-vibration-mat). A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You are looking at a 60 cm square and at a pack of four small pads, and both claim to calm the same spin. Anti vibration mat or pads is a choice about what the rubber touches and whether you can get it there.

Our top picks

LouMaxx LouMaxx 4 pads 10 x 10 x 1.5 cm

Best overall

LouMaxx LouMaxx 4 pads 10 x 10 x 1.5 cm
5.9/10about £7.99
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Mario10 Mario10 60 x 60 x 1 cm mat

Rank 2

Mario10 Mario10 60 x 60 x 1 cm mat
8.0/10about £30.99
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FUX FUX 4 pads 90 x 90 x 15 mm

Best value

FUX FUX 4 pads 90 x 90 x 15 mm
7.8/10about £6.49
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On this page
  1. 1.What each format actually supports
  2. 2.Getting it under a built-in machine
  3. 3.Height, edges, and the flat below
  4. 4.A conditional pick

What each format actually supports

A full sheet in this set is about 60 × 60 cm, so the feet and the base share one layer if the sheet is larger than the path the feet walk. Yattuyix and Veyera are 5 mm. Paxanpax is titled 6 mm, with a field that says 3 cm. Loxley is 8 mm. Mario10 sells 10 mm and 20 mm, from about £11.99 to about £39.99 across the sheets. Reviewers describe the thicker sheets under washers, not the 5 mm pair. Four pads cover squares of about 9–10 cm. FUX is about £6.49 at 15 mm. LouMaxx is about £6.99 at 1 cm and about £7.99 at 1.5 cm. They only isolate the feet. Sound Service’s fallback, if a full sheet does nothing, is smaller squares under a board. That is not a reason to buy both on day one.

Getting it under a built-in machine

Reviewers of the Mario10 and Loxley sheets describe a heavy piece that is hard to push back under a worktop. The 20 mm Mario10 listing weighs 5.84 kg. The 10 mm sheet is 3.68 kg. If you cannot bring the machine forward without pulling the drain, a 60 cm sheet stays in the cupboard. Pads need a hand under each foot. One FUX reviewer put them beside the feet, which does not support the corner. Easier fitting is not proof that four squares isolate more than a fitted sheet. If the sheet will not pass, cutting steps are on how to fit an anti vibration mat.
LouMaxx LouMaxx 4 pads 10 x 10 x 1.5 cm

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LouMaxx LouMaxx 4 pads 10 x 10 x 1.5 cm
5.9/10about £7.99
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Height, edges, and the flat below

A 20 mm sheet raises the whole cabinet by 20 mm. One UK review of the 10 mm Mario10 sheet said the dryer water-collector door would not open. A 15 mm pad can do the same if the gap was already tight. Thickness that is not about this split is on the washing machine anti vibration mat buying guide. A machine walked off a Mario10 sheet that was only just the footprint. A foot can walk off a 9 cm pad the same way. Neither format bolts the cabinet down. For the flat below, one Mario10 buyer returned the mat because neighbours heard no useful change. Pads never cover the whole base.

A conditional pick

Choose pads when the machine is built in and you can reach the four feet. That is the FUX 15 mm set at about £6.49, with 4.2 from 375 reviews of its own, or LouMaxx at about £7.99 if you accept a review pool shared with the thinner listing. Skip haomeiduo while the title says Sorbothane and the bullets say EVA. Choose a sheet when you can pull the machine clear. That is the Mario10 10 mm sheet at about £30.99 if you have the height, or Loxley at 8 mm and about £27.99 if you can live with a warranty that says both 5 years and 2 years. Skip 20 mm unless you can lift 5.84 kg.

Common questions

When are pads the better buy?
When the washer is under a worktop and you can reach the feet but not drag a 60 cm sheet past the hoses. FUX at about £6.49 is the pad set with its own 375 reviews. You still have to put each pad under a foot. Beside the foot, the pad does not carry that corner. Pads are the better buy for access, not a claim that they isolate more than a fitted sheet.
Will pads stop a machine walking off a small contact patch?
They can, if they stay under the feet. FUX reviewers describe a washer that stopped walking out from under a bench when the cabinet sat on the pads. A foot that creeps off a 9 cm square is back on the floor. Check after the first spin. A sheet has the matching failure when it is cut too small and the machine walks off the edge.
Does a sheet stop the feet sinking?
Not always. Sound Service wants a board so the feet do not sink. A Paxanpax review quotes an engineer who said the sink is what anchors the mat. Deep sink also eats height under a worktop. If the feet disappear into the rubber, look at a board or at firmer pads, and measure the door clearance again.
Can you use both a sheet and pads?
Not as a first purchase. Stacking them adds height you may not have, and no listing here is sold as a pair. Sound Service’s note is the exception: if a full sheet is doing nothing, smaller squares under a board can be tried because too much rubber may be the problem. That is a refit, after one format has already failed, not two products in the basket.
Which format for the flat below?
A sheet you can actually fit is the closer match, because it puts rubber under the whole base, and even then a reviewer returned a Mario10 mat when the neighbours heard no change. Pads may take the edge off a walking cabinet and still leave the joists ringing. If the machine does not rock and the floor booms, neither format is a structural repair.

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Sources

Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Figures stored 19 October 2026.

  1. Bosch UK, washing machine vibrates and moves (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  2. HSE, hand-arm vibration regulations (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  3. The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 (SI 2005/1093) (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  4. GOV.UK, General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  5. REACH entry 50, legislation.gov.uk (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  6. Sound Service, how to soundproof a washing machine (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  7. Rubberco, anti vibration rubber mat (retrieved 19.10.2026)
  8. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 22 (retrieved 19.10.2026)