Cementitious Underlayment

Frequently Asked Questions about Hacker Floor Underlayments:

What are Floor Underlayments?

What are the benefits of Gypsum Concrete Floor Underlayments?

Why should I specify Hacker Floor Underlayments?

What Are Floor Underlayments?

CEMENTITIOUS UNDERLAYMENT

• Floor Underlayments are comprised of several categories of products that are installed over a structurally sound subfloor. These categories include Gypsum Concrete, Lightweight Concrete and panel products.
  
  
• Floor Underlayments are necessary for many reasons, in many different types of construction:
  
  • They act as an integral part of the floor ceiling assembly for fire and sound ratings.
    
  • They satisfy building codes.
    
  • They provide a floor surface for the installation of finished floor coverings.

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What are the benefits of Gypsum Concrete Floor Underlayments?

• Provide a flat, crack-free monolithic surface that is ideal for finished floor goods.
  
  
• Provide additional sound isolation from unit to unit.
  
  
• Centralized national distribution enables quality control standards to be applied in all markets.
  
  
• Speed of installation and rapid set time enables other trades to proceed the next day.
  
  
• Feather-edge to three and one-half inch applications enable renovations to existing, uneven subfloors.
  
  
• Eliminate nail pops or squeaks associated with plywood subfloors.
  
  
• National code approvals; UL listings.
  
  
• Add mass to subfloor that dampens vibration for firm feeling under foot.
  
  
• Licensed Applicators.
  

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Why Specify Hacker Floor Underlayments?

• The principals of Hacker Industries, Inc. possess 35 years of floor underlayment experience, 19 years as a gypsum concrete supplier.
  
  
• Hacker Industries, Inc. has a reputation for honesty, integrity, fairness and concern.
  
  
• Family owned and operated since 1983.
  
  
• Hacker Industries, Inc. is the leader in providing a family of products offering innovative floor underlayment solutions to the design professional, builder and end-user.
  
  
• Hacker Industries, Inc.'s well trained, dedicated staff answers incoming phone calls personally, directing questions and inquiries to the proper department for a timely, accurate response.
  
  
• Hacker Industries, Inc. employs the most stringent quality control policies.
  
  
• Product support is provided through Hacker Industries, Inc. and independent, expert resources thereby ensuring the best result for your clients.
  
  
• Hacker Industries, Inc. is dedicated to the highest level of customer satisfaction.
  
  
• Hacker Industries, Inc. supplies the building community through a national network of over 80 expert, trained Licensed Applicators ready to bid any job.
  

• Approaching one billion square feet of successful applications from Maine to South Korea.
  
  
• Versatile application techniques make them ideal for new construction, renovation and repair projects.
  
  
• Ideal for commercial, multi-family and single-family residential applications.
  
  
• Endless application possibilities. From baseball stadiums, high-rise buildings, showboats and historic structures, to sprawling multi-family housing complexes, Hacker Floor Underlayments meet or exceed challenging product specifications.
  
  
• Hacker Floor Underlayments are an integral part of 83 UL-rated floor/ceiling assemblies with one to four hour fire ratings.
  
  
• FIRM-FILL Gypsum Concretes and GYP-SPAN Radiant rank number one in customer satisfaction among gypsum concrete suppliers.
  
  
• Rapid installation. Up to 40,000 square feet can be installed in a single day for ease and efficiency in scheduling other trades.
  
  
• Products set without shrinking or cracking for optimum energy efficiency and sound control.
  
  
• Products are manufactured in geographically diverse locations for cost efficiency and ease in product delivery, while ensuring a secondary product supply source in the event of a plant emergency.
  
  
• To satisfy necessary code requirements for fire resistance, it is essential to specify floor underlayments to attain a minimum one-hour fire rating. Hacker Floor Underlayments also have approvals from ICBO, BOCA, SBCCI and HUD.
  
  
• Provide excellent STC and IIC sound ratings for building code requirements.
  
  
• Sound ratings are further enhanced when used in conjunction with Hacker Sound Mat to provide a premium standard of living.
  
  
• Hacker Floor Underlayments are installed only by expertly trained, Licensed Applicators who adhere to strict quality control procedures and share Hacker Industries, Inc.'s commitment to excellence.
  

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