ᐅ Is it possible to glue down click-lock vinyl flooring as well?

Anna1234 schrieb:

I thought you could also clean floating vinyl floors with a damp mop – is that not recommended because moisture might seep into the edges?
I’ve heard that vinyl nowadays can look very convincingly like wood, and the photos online always look great. But once it’s installed, you can probably still tell.

Of course they advertise it as "very realistic," but I can only recommend visiting friends or family who have laminate or vinyl floors and those who have hardwood floors. You can clearly see the difference between wood imitations and real wood.
That doesn’t mean vinyl floors look bad, but you can simply tell that it’s a plastic surface rather than real wood, both visually and to the touch.

I’m not exactly sure if you shouldn’t damp mop clicked vinyl floors, but there is always the risk of water getting in through the seams. That’s not a problem with glued-down floors. The floor was really low-maintenance overall. However, we had the issue that it scratched easily and deeply. That might also happen with wood, but scratches in wood tend to appear more as “patina” and less like damage. That’s just my personal opinion.

Here is a sample photo of our old vinyl floor in the newly built house. I still think it’s a nice floor, but you can definitely see that it’s not genuine wood — at least in my opinion.

kati1337 schrieb:

Here is an example photo of our old vinyl flooring in the new build.

It looks good, and just from the photo, I couldn’t be sure it’s vinyl. It’s probably different in real life.

Wo1z3rl schrieb:

In summary: I would choose a product that has been on the market for a longer time and therefore has long-term reviews available.

Do you have a recommendation on where I can find reviews? So far, I have only found very few reviews on online stores. Or did you mean reviews here in the forum? Otherwise, your experiences with different flooring options are interesting.

Well, not as wet as the cleaning staff in elementary school who always spilled some mop water on the floor and then wiped it up again with the mop—better not. The commonly used term is "damp" or "slightly moist," which even laminate flooring can handle. So, wet enough that the surface is shiny, but not so wet that a dry kitchen towel would soak it up.

Anna1234 schrieb:

@bauenmk2020: The build-up height is important because of the doors, right? I’m still a beginner in this area... And what do you think about the floating floor installation?

I’m also considering whether natural oiled parquet might actually be the better option, but I’m a bit skeptical about the hallway since we wanted something more durable there. What do you think?

The build-up height is important for the doors as well as for adjacent rooms and building elements like stairs.
We specified 11mm (0.4 inches) everywhere so that tiles and >10mm (0.4 inches) laminate/vinyl/wood flooring can be installed at the same level. Our floating vinyl floor is fine so far, and I’m very satisfied. Nothing has really bothered me up to now.
We have it in the bedrooms, upstairs hallway, and office. The rest is tiled. I especially like the tiles in summer and wouldn’t really want vinyl on the ground floor. Since we have a thicker vinyl floor with a rigid carrier board and cork layer, the floor doesn’t feel “soft.” Our screed was also quite level. There are some slight deviations here and there, and the floor flexes a bit, but nothing different from what you’d expect with wood parquet.

The only thing that bothers me a bit is the grain pattern. Since vinyl flooring is synthetic, the pattern repeats now and then. Once you notice that, it keeps catching your eye. With wood, you have unique natural variations that give the floor a very special character.

I think the choice of floor covering depends heavily on the room. A cheap-looking floor can really spoil the feeling of the space.
Our vinyl has the appearance of a light oak floor. It’s basically a mix between a reliable industrial-type floor and a branched, characterful wood floor.

P.S.: A floating floor is also quicker to replace than a glued floor...

I am actually surprised by the initial question.

Where, please, are the advantages of a manufacturer-designed elastic floor covering intended for floating installation?

The advantage lies in the fact that rental properties can be covered with a PVC covering—traditionally meant to be fully glued down—without prior approval from the property owner.

Now, this benefit is about to be abandoned, and the impossible is being attempted by replacing this loose-laid covering type with an adhesive installation. The edge locking system (if one can call it that, given the delicate design) in "click" floors replaces the full-surface adhesive in such a way that a slip-resistant total surface is achieved under normal use.

The expected benefit of an additional adhesive layer cannot be recognized at all! If I want to glue down an elastic floor covering onto a subfloor, I would use a rolled material or planks specifically designed for gluing.

Here, however, an experiment without any chance of success is being attempted, the usefulness of which must remain unclear to any practitioner, while the possible disadvantages are clearly emerging on the technical horizon!

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Wishing you a good decision after careful consideration: KlaRa