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Aug 19, 2025 - 11:41 AM
That will be fine, It will protect the same no matter which way the paper is facing. The main reason people down shiny side up is the planks of flooring slide easier on the shiny side.
My contractor installed the silicone paper with the shiny side facing down underneath our solid hardwood floors. Below our subfloor is a �beam crawl space. What effect might installing the silicone paper upside down have on our floors? All Globe Inc, Silicone Vapor Shield for Hardwood Floors, 200 SF Roll Hardwood Flooring Underlayment
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Non-toxic, zero VOC, recycled vapor barrier for hardwood flooring
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Silicone Vapor Shield (SVS) is the best-rated underlayment paper for moisture protection of nail down or engineered hardwood flooring over plywood or OSB subfloors. Rather than trapping moisture, this semi-impermeable vapor barri... See More
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