I finally tried floating vs glued down LVP on a big job last month

I had a 1,200 square foot basement in Denver and decided to do half floating and half glue down to see which held up better. The floating side had way more seam separation after 3 weeks, even with proper expansion gaps. Has anyone else had bad luck with floating LVP on concrete slabs in colder climates?

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hart.taylor16d ago

I glued down 800 feet in a Lakewood basement two years ago with zero issues.

rubybarnes16d ago

My wife keeps telling me I should have been a comedian, but I can't tell if she's laughing with me or at my failed floating floor installs. That Denver cold really does a number on those click-lock joints, I've seen them pull apart like cheap zippers on a winter coat. Three weeks is about the time it takes for my back to stop hurting from crawling around, so that's when the real grief sets in. I did a glue-down job in a similar basement last spring, and it's been solid as a rock through two freeze-thaw cycles now.