Had to pick between a full glue down or a floating floor for a big commercial lobby last month

The space was about 2,500 square feet of luxury vinyl plank. The client wanted it to feel solid, but the subfloor had some minor dips. I was leaning towards floating for speed and cost, but the architect's specs called for full spread adhesive. We went with the glue down using a trowel I hadn't used before, a 1/16 inch V-notch. It took an extra day and a half, but man, that floor is dead quiet and feels like it's part of the building. Anyone else run into a spec that made you change your usual method? How'd it turn out?

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walker.hayden27d ago

Yeah, specs win. @victor101 is right about that quiet feel being the goal. Sometimes the extra work is just worth it.

victor10127d ago

That "dead quiet" feeling is the whole point they wanted, specs forcing your hand was a good thing.

derek9912h ago

Remember when @victor101 mentioned that quiet feel? It makes me think of my old apartment by the train tracks. You'd get used to the noise, but the first night after they did track work was weird. It was too quiet, like the sound was missing from the room. Took a week to sleep right again without that rumble.