Update: I put in a new kitchen floor last week and everyone told me to use the floating method.

Three years ago in my old house in Tacoma, I glued down a vinyl plank floor and it held up perfectly through two big dogs and a flood from a broken pipe. Last month, I ignored the common advice and glued the new planks down again, and the install was solid in half the time. Has anyone else had a good experience with glue down floors over the floating kind?

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grant_torres1mo ago

Honestly, everyone talks about floating floors being easier to fix, but a good glue down job feels way more solid underfoot. That solid feel is worth the extra prep time for me. I'd pick glued again just for that alone.

river_wright1mo ago

Agree completely about the solid feel underfoot. A proper glue down job just has that premium, permanent vibe a floating floor can't match. You really can't beat it if you get the subfloor flat first.