Best acoustic underlay for laminate
Updated: October 2026
You want one listing to open, and ten amazon.co.uk pages look the same until you set coverage, foil, and the decibel line side by side. The best acoustic underlay for laminate, in this set, is a job with a price and a reason to skip it. None of these bullets names BS EN 16354, so there is no laboratory winner to crown. A 4.6 from 800 reviews is a star line on one listing, not a lab rank you can average across the table. Prices below are the amazon.co.uk shelf prices saved on 19 October 2026. The full grid is the [acoustic underlay comparison](/hub/flooring/acoustic-underlay). Products Compared did not lay these rolls.
You want one listing to open, and ten amazon.co.uk pages look the same until you set coverage, foil, and the decibel line side by side.
You want one listing to open, and ten amazon.co.uk pages look the same until you set coverage, foil, and the decibel line side by side. The best acoustic underlay for laminate, in this set, is a job with a price and a reason to skip it. None of these bullets names BS EN 16354, so there is no laboratory winner to crown. A 4.6 from 800 reviews is a star line on one listing, not a lab rank you can average across the table. Prices below are the amazon.co.uk shelf prices saved on 19 October 2026. The full grid is the acoustic underlay comparison. Products Compared did not lay these rolls.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Coverage | Foil or membrane | Sound claim | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  Royale Royale Sonic Gold 5 mm | 15 m² | Not named | No dB figure | 7.8 | about £29.34 | View offer |
| Best value |  Royale Royale Acoustic Silver 3 mm | 15.05 m² | Silver foil | No dB figure | 8.3 | about £18.50 | View offer |
 AcuStick AcuStick Sonic Gold 5 mm, 15 m² | 15 m² | Gold foil | 24 dB | 8.4 | about £29.50 | View offer |
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A 15 m² silver roll when you want foil and no dB argument
The default job is a 3 mm foil roll that covers about 15 m², for wood or laminate, with the membrane named in the bullets. Three listings do that, and none prints a decibel number. Royale Acoustic Silver, B079339YPH, is about £18.50 for a stated 15.0503 m², about £1.23 a square metre, with 4.6 from 290 reviews. The bullets say a silver foil waterproof membrane and they call Barrier Pro X tape a warranty requirement. The tape is not in the box, and there is no sd value, so waterproof is the word on the page. It is the best value in this comparison when you want that 3 mm foil roll and you will buy the tape. Skip it if you need a printed dB figure.
FloorPro Acoustic Silver, B084QBN944, is the same shape at about £19.88, about £1.33 a square metre, with 4.6 from 337 reviews. The bullets name a silver foil damp-proof membrane and concrete or wooden subfloors. One review says to lay the foil side down on concrete. A dimensions field of 10 × 10 × 10 mm does not describe a 1 m by 15 m roll, so use the title for the size. AcuStick Acoustic Silver, B084LM1Z86, is about £23.75, about £1.58 a square metre, with 4.6 from 388 reviews, the largest file among these three. One reviewer removed it after the floor was down because they could hear the underlay. Others said it laid easily and did not tear. Pay the extra only if that larger file is what you wanted. All three still need tape you buy yourself. How to read foil, millimetres, and tape is the acoustic underlay buying guide.
A 5 mm gold roll when the planks allow it
AcuStick Sonic Gold, B07WVFCS66, is the 5 mm roll that prints both a gold foil moisture barrier and 24 dB, at about £29.50 for 15 m², about £1.97 a square metre. The star line is 4.5 from 682 reviews. The 24 dB line does not name ISLam or EN 16354. EPLF’s footstep bars are 14 dB and 18 dB ISLam only when the test is named, so this bullet is a claim, not a pass of Approved Document E. One review reports some board movement, which is the soft-foam risk on a click joint. Barrier Pro X tape is named and not included. It is the top pick in this set when your flooring allows 5 mm and you want the printed decibel claim on a 15 m² gold-foil roll. Skip it when the plank limit is 3 mm, or when you needed a tog.
Royale Sonic Gold, B00EZMY36G, is about £29.34 for the same stated 15 m² and 5 mm, with 4.6 from 800 reviews, the largest sample here. The bullets say high acoustic properties. They do not print a decibel number, and they do not name a foil membrane. The page asks about underfloor heating and does not answer. One review notes there is no adhesion, which the description never claimed. Choose it when you want that review count and you already have a separate vapour barrier.
The two-roll title, B07WPFT2H2, at about £68.99, says 30 m² and two rolls, while the weight stays 3 kg and the saved review text matches the 15 m² ASIN. If you need 30 m², buy two of the about £29.50 roll after you have checked that each parcel is a full 15 m². The thickness condition is 3 mm or 5 mm acoustic underlay.
Boards, the short rolls, and the 2 mm foam
FloorPro’s XPS pack, B0B324P5MB, is 21 pieces, 590 mm by 790 mm, 9.79 m², about £24.77, 4.5 from 336 reviews. The bullets say up to 2.2 tog and 23 dB. Interfloor’s hard-floor note puts the ideal over wet underfloor heating under 0.4 tog and does not recommend underlay on electric mats, so this pack is a warning on a heated floor, not a heating pick. One review says the boards break easily. Tape is advised and not included. Use the boards when a small room is easier as sheets and you are not trying to pass heat through them. A flat buyer who hoped any acoustic layer would satisfy a neighbour should skip the whole set for that purpose. The building test is the finished floor, not 23 dB on a pack of foam.
FloorPro Smoothfit 3 mm, B0DDGTPCYG, is 1 m by 7.5 m at about £16.50, about £2.20 a square metre, 4.4 from 54 reviews. Nine saved texts mention laminate, vinyl over tiles, and a bathroom cushion floor, with no repeated fault. There is no dB figure and no tape line. For 15 m² the longer silver rolls cost less per square metre. Smoothfit’s gold listing, B0D49DXYGH, at about £21.50, is the weak file: 4.0 from 32 reviews, a title that says 5 mm, a thickness field that says 0.01 m, and a review of water in the foam with laminate lifting. Do not buy it when you need one agreed thickness.
Royale’s 2 mm white foam, B07MFWB51T, is about £12.99 for 15 m², about £0.87 a square metre, 4.6 from 329 reviews. The bullets do not mention foil. Reviews call it cheap and easy, and one says it tears if you rush. It is a reasonable cheap roll on a dry timber floor that must not get a vapour barrier, if 2 mm is allowed. On concrete it is a false economy next to Royale silver, because you still need a membrane the white roll does not name.
Match the listing to the job
Royale silver is the 3 mm foil roll at about 15 m² when you will buy the tape and you do not need a printed decibel figure. AcuStick gold is the 5 mm roll when the plank sheet allows it and you want the 24 dB line, which is still a claim. The XPS pack is boards for a small unheated room. The white foam is the no-membrane roll on dry timber. No listing here is a test winner. A qualifying purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Common questions
Which listing is the default 15 m² foil roll?
Royale Acoustic Silver, B079339YPH, at about £18.50 for 15.0503 m². It is 3 mm, the bullets name a silver foil membrane, and the star line is 4.6 from 290 reviews. FloorPro at about £19.88 and AcuStick at about £23.75 are the same job with more reviews and a higher price. All three omit a decibel number and all three expect you to buy seam tape. It is the best value in this set, not a claim about every foil roll on amazon.co.uk.
Which 5 mm roll prints a decibel figure?
AcuStick Sonic Gold, B07WVFCS66, at about £29.50. The bullets say 24 dB and a gold foil moisture barrier, with 4.5 from 682 reviews. Royale Sonic Gold at about £29.34 says high acoustic properties and prints no number. The XPS boards print 23 dB and are sheets, not that roll. None of the figures names a test method, so 24 dB is not a room result.
Is the two-roll gold pack better value?
Not on the fields in this file. B07WPFT2H2 is about £68.99 for a title that says 30 m², while the weight is 3 kg and the reviews match the about £29.50 single roll. Two separate 15 m² rolls at about £29.50 each are a clearer buy if you have checked the coverage. Shared reviews are not a second endorsement.
When are the boards the pick?
When you want 21 XPS boards for 9.79 m² at about £24.77 and you accept a claim of up to 2.2 tog. That tog is high for underfloor heating, and a review says the boards break easily. They suit a small unheated room you would rather sheet than unroll. They are not the default 15 m² foil roll.
Is the cheapest roll a false economy?
On concrete, often yes. The about £12.99 Royale foam has no foil line. A mineral floor usually wants a vapour-control layer, which the silver rolls name and this white roll does not. On a dry timber subfloor, the same missing foil can be the correct choice, if the planks allow 2 mm. Cheap per square metre is not the same as complete for the floor you have.
Which listing has the weakest review file?
FloorPro Smoothfit gold, B0D49DXYGH, at about £21.50, with 4.0 from 32 reviews. The title says 5 mm and the thickness field says 0.01 m. One review describes water in the foam and lifted laminate. The two-roll gold ASIN is weak in a different way: the stars look strong because they are the other ASIN’s file.
Can I call any of these a test winner?
No. No bullet names EN 16354, ISLam, or a built-floor test. The top pick and the best value in the comparison are editorial labels for a stated job, using amazon.co.uk prices and review counts from 19 October 2026. A flat that must meet Approved Document E, Technical Booklet G, or Scottish section 5.1 needs a test of the floor, not a higher star line.
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Sources
Public UK and trade sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars, and review counts are from amazon.co.uk on 19 October 2026.
- Approved Document E: resistance to sound (retrieved 19.10.2026)
- East Lindsey Guidance Note 53: resistance to the passage of sound (retrieved 19.10.2026)
- Technical Booklet G (2012), Northern Ireland (retrieved 19.10.2026)
- Scotland building standards, section 5.1 noise separation (retrieved 19.10.2026)
- SITMA: sub-floor testing under Approved Document E (retrieved 19.10.2026)
- EPLF underlay materials bulletin, December 2022 (retrieved 19.10.2026)
- BS EN 16354:2018 laminate underlays (retrieved 19.10.2026)
- Interfloor: underfloor heating (retrieved 19.10.2026)
- EGGER UK: how to lay a laminate underlay (retrieved 19.10.2026)