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found some rubber flooring materials... need advice on which to buy

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Found an asortment of rubber materials at a surplus store. A few 40" roles and several 36" roles of rubber, neoprene, silicone, and nitrile. Thickness varies between 1/16" and 3/16" and most of the roles are 100 feet long.

I had been looking for something like this for a long time to use under the carpet of my 4x4s for sound deadening/ insulation, or as floormats etc. Local upholstry shops have only had prices that were like 7 bucks a foot for 40" !! WAY too much! Might as well keep buying factory carpeting...
Anyways, I found this deal on material what do you think would do the best job UNDER CARPETING for insulation/ noise reduction:
IF all materials were 1/8", would you rather use:
RUBBER
NEOPRENE
or SILICONE?

For floormats I think I would want the 3/16s rubber, but mostly interested in other's opinions on what would go best under carpeting. (I think rubber was the only material available in 3/16" all others were 1/8")
 
PM Greg72, he found some stuff that is excellent for sound deadening, and insulation and the cost wasn't bad either.
 
Alright, I'll give him a shout, but I may be picking up one or more rolls (entire rolls) for well under 100 bucks each, so don't see it getting much more cost effective...
curious about the 3 different materials listed above...
 
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