An introduction to underlay

In today’s fast paced life, when everyone is running after perfection, daily objects, mainly the decorative items are prone to fast wear and tear. In such case we need to protect our items from losing their lives before time. Here the cheap underlay comes to play a significant role. It can be used beneath the carpets, preventing them from the excessive wear and tear, or can be used to insulate a place making it sound and weather proof. Normally the material used for the underlay purpose is foam, wool, sponge rubber, etc. the main purpose of underlay is to provide a cushioned effect.

Types of underlay

The term cheap underlay can be understood differently as per the need. For instance, when it is being used for the carpet it is known as carpet underlay, bedding underlay for under the bed and self-levelling underlay for the floors of a building etc.

Carpet underlay

To prevent the carpet from wearing away and other rough situations, usually a cheap underlay of 6-10mm is used. This underlay could be any material ranging from felt and cork to foam, crumb or sponge rubber.

Bedding underlay

The other purpose of underlay is also to provide support and life to the bedding mattress. Hence it is used in between the bedding and the bed mattress. It not only provides support to the bedding but also provides comfort to the user, thus increasing its life.

Flooring underlay

Underlay material is also employed for levelling purpose as and when required during the construction of a building. It is a cement-like substance that can be laid down into liquid form and left over the floor so as to make a proper level.  Also, cheap underlay plays an important role during vinyl flooring. It works as a moisture insulator when applied to the laminated wooden floorings. This helps in preventing moisture that comes from the floor.

Roofing underlay

Sometimes cheap underlay is used for the roofing task as well wherein a rubber material is employed under the roofing tile. It not only prevents the chances of leakage, but also gives an efficient water and weather proofing. The material may be synthetic too.

Market for Underlay

Underlay is something that gives a cushioned effect to the part where it is applied, whether it is carpet or bedding, or flooring or roofing. Everywhere underlay has provided great support. And thus has created a good market for itself. It not just differs in quality but also size and texture as per the requirement. It has a fast pace growing opportunity in the market, and the very evident example for this fact is that roofing underlay process solely made a market size of more than USD 29 million in 2016 and is likely to make a noticeable boom in coming future.

The market expects a great boom in the underlay technology as the residential and other constructions are taking place at a very fast rate, thus requiring regular roofing. This will ultimately call upon for an underneath protective layering in the roof for protection from water, snowfall, heat, etc.

Roofing underlay product comes in two forms, either it is found as asphaltic substance or can be synthetic too. Although market analysis says that the synthetic underlays are overcoming the asphaltic underlays, but since the latter ones are cheaper in cost, hence are preferred by the contractors and builders.

However, this trend of cheap underlay is yet to take a rise in few countries market. Underlay has a great promise in the construction industry.