Vinyl flooring - plank or sheet??

Check with your manufacturer and see what they suggest. It's all well and dandy getting advice but if the dealer doesn't use it the there is a reason.

plank flooring will generally be much heavier than vinyl. So make sure you have enough extra CCC to accomidate the extra weight.

plank will be easier to install

There are places near me who do trailer vinyl install. not inexpensive by any means. they make a heavy paper template of the trailer after they cut out the exisiting vinyl the use the template for the new vinyl. Fitting under the slides is tricky. And sometimes they can't do it without at least one seam somewhere.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
The LVT is glued to a plywood substrate, NO gapping is required.

When you say LVT is glued to a plywood substrate, was that how it came, as in pieces that snap? Or were you the one doing the gluing? I think I'm confused because many things I read are interchanging the terms LVT and LVP, but there's a significant difference in function/installation, as well as price.

According to Lowes and a few other articles I've read, it's a self stick piece, just like the more cheapo vinyl squares - peel the back and stick on floor, and done. Then I have also read about LVP, luxury vinyl PLANK, which is manufactured just like locking hardwood, with grooves that snap, and results in a floating floor. Many suggestions here and elsewhere say the plank is the way to go, but then also refer to it as LVT, which is apparently totally different.

I'm just trying to figure out what to buy, and how much to budget - the tile is obviously cheaper, but for some reason I can't seem to figure out if folks here are talking about the peel and stick vinyl, or the floating snap together vinyl.



Any clarification would be super helpful!

tomman58 wrote:
Check with your manufacturer and see what they suggest. It's all well and dandy getting advice but if the dealer doesn't use it the there is a reason.

Old Rosie is a ratchet old beast from '86 that I can't even find a user manual for online.

(PS if anyone knows where I can get my hands on a Chevy Crossman by Esquire manual, let me know!!! haha! No really, it's been a time figuring out this old stuff... :/ )

NO snap together stuff! LVT is "Luxury Vinyl Tile". It needs to be glued down. It is a heavy duty tile that is at least 1/8" thick. NOT cheap!

Pic above is mine at the Factory, it has square edges that are butted together and glued.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
NO snap together stuff! LVT is "Luxury Vinyl Tile". It needs to be glued down. It is a heavy duty tile that is at least 1/8" thick. NOT cheap!

Pic above is mine at the Factory, it has square edges that are butted together and glued.

Thanks for the clarification! I've done the groove/snap installation before, with wood flooring. Not hard, but a pain. Tiles sound easier.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
NO snap together stuff! LVT is "Luxury Vinyl Tile". It needs to be glued down. It is a heavy duty tile that is at least 1/8" thick. NOT cheap!

Pic above is mine at the Factory, it has square edges that are butted together and glued.

Just like the glued tile, the LVP comes in many varieties. The tongue and groove LVP I just installed is quite thick and rigid. At 2.25 lbs./sq ft, it is substantial. And believe me, it is by no means cheap!

Simply try to replace one of your damaged snap/lock tiles when it's damaged.