Glue on VS Snap on Planks

[James Syed]

Hello BP Members, 

I was wondering if members could assist me deciding if I should go "glue on vs snap on" vinly planks. My flooring is a little bit uneven and I have chosen 2 flooring companies after checking into 6-7 companies. 

One company says because the floors a little uneven, they advise to go for glue on, however the other one says they have product that they apply to fill uneven surfaces. 

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Amy Webber]

I strongly recommend the snap on and avoiding the glue - I've attached a picture of the flooring that we use in a rehab we finished a couple of weeks ago. The floor crew did have to smooth some items out with the grey floor compound to transition from the living room to the kitchen. You can't even tell.  I have this flooring in multiple rehabs and put it in my own house. I figure if it holds up to tenants, then it should hold up to small children and the dogs. It is durable, sections can be repaired if damaged, holds up well to the tenant, and everyone refers to it as wood even though I have told them it is vinyl plank! The tenants love it and so do I. The only glue we ever use is for glued edge only single sheet vinyl in bathrooms.

The prior owner had glue down flooring and it looked awful, was uneven and was popping up. Keep in mind he had just installed it within weeks of our purchase. He offered to put it in the other units and I said Thank you but no. It is awful in lots of ways but especially if there is any damage or you need it replaced at any point in the future.  The picture is from one of these units AFTER my floor guys smoothed out the floor and installed the vinyl planks. If you want to know more about the material - let me know. Best of luck!