ᐅ Your Experience with Vinyl Flooring – Click Installation or Glue Down?
Created on: 11 Dec 2017 10:28
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Hello everyone,
Could you share some experience with both glued and click-lock vinyl flooring? We are currently undecided between glued and click-lock.
I’ve heard that glued vinyl has the advantage of transmitting heat faster (underfloor heating). Okay, but is that really a benefit? If with click-lock it takes 12 hours longer, that’s not such a big deal, and once the heat arrives, it stays.
Thanks in advance. And please don’t criticize right away, I know everyone has different opinions and preferences, but that’s why I’m asking for your experiences. Maybe there’s something we haven’t even considered yet.
Could you share some experience with both glued and click-lock vinyl flooring? We are currently undecided between glued and click-lock.
I’ve heard that glued vinyl has the advantage of transmitting heat faster (underfloor heating). Okay, but is that really a benefit? If with click-lock it takes 12 hours longer, that’s not such a big deal, and once the heat arrives, it stays.
Thanks in advance. And please don’t criticize right away, I know everyone has different opinions and preferences, but that’s why I’m asking for your experiences. Maybe there’s something we haven’t even considered yet.
Tina mit K9 Jul 2018 18:04Yes, we have already paid attention to this because we also read about "fake vinyl," which is just laminate covered with vinyl. That would obviously be disastrous in the bathroom due to swelling and mold.
Otherwise, vinyl seems to have only advantages for us, and everyone I have talked to is enthusiastic about vinyl. But there must be some catch, right?
Otherwise, vinyl seems to have only advantages for us, and everyone I have talked to is enthusiastic about vinyl. But there must be some catch, right?
Our self-adhesive vinyl specifically stated: suitable for wet rooms...
Still, I am a bit disappointed with the self-adhesive vinyl. We installed it ourselves throughout the entire house.
Pros:
- very quick and easy to install
- can be cut with tin snips, no saw needed
- looks good and doesn’t feel cold underfoot
- thin (2mm (0.08 inches)) and allows heat to pass through well
- no creaking or similar noises
- damaged planks are easy to replace
Cons:
- we had calcium sulfate screed and additionally leveled it with self-leveling compound... but unevenness is still visible in daylight
- surface layer scratches easily... had to replace some planks in the kitchen due to damage (chairs, etc.)
- despite following the installation instructions, we have gaps between the planks in larger rooms, as if the planks shrank by 3-4 mm (0.1-0.15 inches)...
Conclusion: Unfortunately, rather negative; I would probably have chosen click vinyl instead. At my parents’ house, there are no gaps or unevenness visible, and their floor is 30 years old. No leveling or anything...
Additionally, the screed was raised... in the bathroom with tiles, it is 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) below floor level, and in other rooms only 0.4 cm (0.15 inches) below floor level... everything fits now, but if I want to choose something different later, the floor height will no longer match... The doors still have a bit of clearance underneath... but tiled flooring will probably no longer be an option, for example.
But as a construction layman, you only realize this later on.
Still, I am a bit disappointed with the self-adhesive vinyl. We installed it ourselves throughout the entire house.
Pros:
- very quick and easy to install
- can be cut with tin snips, no saw needed
- looks good and doesn’t feel cold underfoot
- thin (2mm (0.08 inches)) and allows heat to pass through well
- no creaking or similar noises
- damaged planks are easy to replace
Cons:
- we had calcium sulfate screed and additionally leveled it with self-leveling compound... but unevenness is still visible in daylight
- surface layer scratches easily... had to replace some planks in the kitchen due to damage (chairs, etc.)
- despite following the installation instructions, we have gaps between the planks in larger rooms, as if the planks shrank by 3-4 mm (0.1-0.15 inches)...
Conclusion: Unfortunately, rather negative; I would probably have chosen click vinyl instead. At my parents’ house, there are no gaps or unevenness visible, and their floor is 30 years old. No leveling or anything...
Additionally, the screed was raised... in the bathroom with tiles, it is 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) below floor level, and in other rooms only 0.4 cm (0.15 inches) below floor level... everything fits now, but if I want to choose something different later, the floor height will no longer match... The doors still have a bit of clearance underneath... but tiled flooring will probably no longer be an option, for example.
But as a construction layman, you only realize this later on.
Tina mit K10 Jul 2018 09:02We have chosen 5 mm (0.2 inch) thick click vinyl, which is also suitable for wet rooms. So we should be safe when it comes to unevenness.
What worries me a bit is that you have already replaced vinyl because the surface layer had scratches. It’s supposed to be that durable, isn’t it, or is it because it’s only 2 mm (0.08 inch) thick? With glue-down vinyl, you sometimes read about waves forming if it gets too warm in one spot (hot summer day + window front). Have you or your parents experienced this? We will have six floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room, so it can definitely get warmer there...
What worries me a bit is that you have already replaced vinyl because the surface layer had scratches. It’s supposed to be that durable, isn’t it, or is it because it’s only 2 mm (0.08 inch) thick? With glue-down vinyl, you sometimes read about waves forming if it gets too warm in one spot (hot summer day + window front). Have you or your parents experienced this? We will have six floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room, so it can definitely get warmer there...
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