Looselay or gluedown LVT

neilmcl

mug2007 said:

neilmcl said:

mug2007 said:

Kitchen, Dining, Playroom, TV room, Hall, Utility, downstairs WC approx 100m2

If you do have large areas and presumably running through in continuous runs, for example through the living room into the dining room etc then you're probably be better off with glued down. I can see the advantage of a loose lay product within a defined spaces where it can butt up against skirting on all four sides, particularly when DIYing but to do nearly a full house I'd probably go with the builder's advice.

We have opted for one of those multipurpose rooms - kitchen, dining, play and sitting area in one room  - 6m x 8m.

I'd probably definitely opt for glue down LVT, or personally I'd get an engineered wood floor, but then I don't have kids running around 😉

Doozergirl

neilmcl said:

Doozergirl said:

The glue down stuff can be flimsy because it has to be stuck down to a solid sub-base, whereas the loose lay needs to have rigidity built as it will, no doubt, go on over an underlay.  

Flimsy is not a word to describe planks once glued down.  

I have no experience of the loose lay, although it was suggested to me for upstairs rooms by a flooring contractor.  I still opted for glue-down as I have the experience of it and it's the most practical and versatile type of flooring, imho.  

Loose lay LVT doesn't have an underlay as such but is designed to sit directly on the sub floor. Obviously it requires that subfloor to be as flat and level as it can be. It's thick and fairly heavy compared with the glue down stuff because it relies on friction between it's underside layer and the subfloor to stay in place.

That sounds a bit cheap 😬

mug2007

neilmcl said:

mug2007 said:

neilmcl said:

mug2007 said:

Kitchen, Dining, Playroom, TV room, Hall, Utility, downstairs WC approx 100m2

If you do have large areas and presumably running through in continuous runs, for example through the living room into the dining room etc then you're probably be better off with glued down. I can see the advantage of a loose lay product within a defined spaces where it can butt up against skirting on all four sides, particularly when DIYing but to do nearly a full house I'd probably go with the builder's advice.

We have opted for one of those multipurpose rooms - kitchen, dining, play and sitting area in one room  - 6m x 8m.

I'd probably definitely opt for glue down LVT, or personally I'd get an engineered wood floor, but then I don't have kids running around 😉

We have a toddler and areas that are likely to get wet so definitely want to go for LVT.  

neilmcl

Doozergirl said:

neilmcl said:

Doozergirl said:

The glue down stuff can be flimsy because it has to be stuck down to a solid sub-base, whereas the loose lay needs to have rigidity built as it will, no doubt, go on over an underlay.  

Flimsy is not a word to describe planks once glued down.  

I have no experience of the loose lay, although it was suggested to me for upstairs rooms by a flooring contractor.  I still opted for glue-down as I have the experience of it and it's the most practical and versatile type of flooring, imho.  

Loose lay LVT doesn't have an underlay as such but is designed to sit directly on the sub floor. Obviously it requires that subfloor to be as flat and level as it can be. It's thick and fairly heavy compared with the glue down stuff because it relies on friction between it's underside layer and the subfloor to stay in place.

That sounds a bit cheap 😬

In what regard?

Davesnave

The loose lay LVT I was looking at recently had a built-in under layer that was compressible, but not by much, as it was only fairly thin:

https://www.homebase.co.uk/kraus-rigid-core-luxury-vinyl-tile-stanhope_p519690

Other sources are probably available.

neilmcl

Davesnave said:

The loose lay LVT I was looking at recently had a built-in under layer that was compressible, but not by much, as it was only fairly thin:

https://www.homebase.co.uk/kraus-rigid-core-luxury-vinyl-tile-stanhope_p519690

Other sources are probably available.

That's not a loose lay product, it's a click together LVT plank.

Davesnave

neilmcl said:

Davesnave said:

The loose lay LVT I was looking at recently had a built-in under layer that was compressible, but not by much, as it was only fairly thin:

https://www.homebase.co.uk/kraus-rigid-core-luxury-vinyl-tile-stanhope_p519690

Other sources are probably available.

That's not a loose lay product, it's a click together LVT plank.

Ah, so a third type as a possible choice. then?

mug2007

neilmcl said:

Davesnave said:

The loose lay LVT I was looking at recently had a built-in under layer that was compressible, but not by much, as it was only fairly thin:

https://www.homebase.co.uk/kraus-rigid-core-luxury-vinyl-tile-stanhope_p519690

Other sources are probably available.

That's not a loose lay product, it's a click together LVT plank.

Good point we could go with Loose lay, rigid core or gluedown.

neilmcl

Davesnave said:

neilmcl said:

Davesnave said:

The loose lay LVT I was looking at recently had a built-in under layer that was compressible, but not by much, as it was only fairly thin:

https://www.homebase.co.uk/kraus-rigid-core-luxury-vinyl-tile-stanhope_p519690

Other sources are probably available.

That's not a loose lay product, it's a click together LVT plank.

Ah, so a third type then?

Davesnave said:

neilmcl said:

Davesnave said:

The loose lay LVT I was looking at recently had a built-in under layer that was compressible, but not by much, as it was only fairly thin:

https://www.homebase.co.uk/kraus-rigid-core-luxury-vinyl-tile-stanhope_p519690

Other sources are probably available.

That's not a loose lay product, it's a click together LVT plank.

Ah, so a third type as a possible choice. then?

Yes, loose lay LVT are thicker vinyl strips that have a rubber type underside designed to grip to the subfloor and stay in place via friction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQHH6Nnm1g&feature=emb_logo