Sound-deadening product and method of installing same

A sound-deadening product in a flooring system on a subfloor for single installer installation, the subfloor is made of a composite wood product, comprising:

• the sound-deadening product has a sound-deadening upper portion with a bottom surface and a subfloor contacting layer affixed to the bottom surface of the sound-deadening upper portion, the subfloor contacting layer is a laminate, the laminate includes a nonwoven sheet and a film, the nonwoven sheet is generally co-extensive with the sound-deadening upper portion, the nonwoven sheet is adhered to the bottom surface of the sound-deadening upper portion, the film is generally co-extensive with the nonwoven sheet, the film is a polymer film with a thickness less than 3 mils, an upper surface of the film is adhered to a bottom surface of the nonwoven sheet, and a bottom surface of the film is in contact with the subflooring.

A flooring system comprising:

• a finished floor, a subfloor with a sound-deadening product sandwiched between the finished floor and the subfloor, the subfloor is made of a composite wood product,
• the sound-deadening product has a sound-deadening upper portion with a bottom surface and a subfloor contacting layer affixed to the bottom surface of the sound-deadening upper portion, the subfloor contacting layer is a laminate, the laminate includes a nonwoven sheet and a film, the nonwoven sheet is generally co-extensive with the sound-deadening upper portion, the nonwoven sheet is adhered to the bottom surface of the sound-deadening upper portion, the film is generally co-extensive with the nonwoven sheet, the film is a polymer film with a thickness less than 3 mils, an upper surface of the film is adhered to a bottom surface of the nonwoven sheet, and a bottom surface of the film is in contact with the subflooring.