Linoleum sheet vs planks vs floating wood plank flooring?

skrams wrote:
How do you install sheet vinyl? I assume the point is to do it in one piece, but I don't see how it's manouverable.

There are two basic ways to get the sheet vinyl to accomodate the floor it covers: 1)measure for rough cuts, allowing an inch or so of extra material against all edges. The vinyl sheet is then creased where it abuts a wall or fixture and is trimmed in place. 2) Make a template (pattern) and cut the sheet before installation. There are very few installations that I have used a template. Typically, I would use red rosin paper, cut it short of the edges and mark the template with a square, transferring that line plus the width of the square onto the sheet to cut. If there are many obstacles, this is the method of choice.

For just general placement, the vinyl sheet can be folded gently so that it can be unfurled into position. It helps to anchor the sheet with a loaded tool box or some weight.

If you buy a tightly rolled remnant of sheet vinyl (typical), unroll it and let it sit in the sun for a short time. Make sure you clean the back off before installation.

You get it warm! It comes rolled up. Stick the roll in the bathroom or any small room, crank up the heat, and leave it for an hour or two.

How do you install sheet vinyl? I assume the point is to do it in one piece, but I don't see how it's manouverable.

LVT

Installed Allure a couple of years ago. It expands and contracts leaving gaps. Should have used sheet vinyl instead. I was afraid I would cut it wrong. If I did it again I would use underfloor paper taped together to make a full-sized pattern.

Put Pergo down about 7 years ago. If installed properly, leave a quarter inch gap around the perimeter, it will not and has not buckled through all sorts of temperatures.

I installed a vinyl imprinted laminate interlocking plank in my trailer five years ago. It looks like the day I installed it.

FWIW, I have a covered under-belly and installed a rubber underlayment under the plank, which also has an attached backing. The laminate I installed was one of the cheaper ones on sale at Lumber Liquidators.

If you live in the PNW or are one of those campers that can't keep water off the floor, I'd suggest to use a laminated plank that is made for wet areas. Pergo brand is one brand that makes such a product.

Sheet vinyl, if installed correctly, is impervious to water. The subfloor is not.

Personally I would go with a sheet flooring that looks like wood plank flooring if you want to eliminate the buckling issue. Thats what we have in the new trailer and the wife loves it. Downside is it can be cut or gouged like all sheet flooring so the tradeoff is the planks are probably tougher.

Keep in mind that plank flooring products like Alure come in vinyl so they can get wet

A friend who builds houses got samples of assorted laminate plans and soaked them in a bucket of water overnight. That was how he determined which kind to install. Seems like a good technique, particularly for a bathroom.

We are in the process of changing our flooring and will use the sheet vinyl flooring. We will get a good quality flooring so that it will stand up to RV use. Just seems to be the best fit for us.