laying vinyl plank flooring

I tore out my little patch of vinyl and the rug and put in plank style vinyl. I made the mistake of doing it on 100 degree day bad for 2 reasons. It kicked my but the heat and when it gets cold and shrinks I can see a small gap in some tiles, others don't see it thought. nice stuff easy to maintain.

I put Home Depot's Allure vinyl down. It is different in that it sticks to itself not to a subfloor (floating floor)

Allure

There are 2 types of vinyl planks. The stuff that sticks to itself and the interlocking type. the interlocking type will withstand temp extremes better without separating like the stick together type.

Nick-B wrote:
There are 2 types of vinyl planks. The stuff that sticks to itself and the interlocking type. the interlocking type will withstand temp extremes better without separating like the stick together type.

I used the smap together

I also used the snap together planks, floating. I did the floor last spring and even though it gets well below zero here, it held up well through the winter, no separating of planks.

mookie wrote:
We are thinking of tearing out old vinyl in kitchen area and putting down a vinyl plank floor.Has any one done this successfully? Most or the products I have seen say it must not go below 50 degrees. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Make sure the planks are at least 5 mm thick. Thinner stuff is more difficult to install and the interlocking edges break easily and IMO easier for them to separate. Lowes sells some called Smartcore, 5.5 mm thick, it has a very strong core and interlock mechanism. Lumber Liquidators sells a very good 1 mm pad that will prevent floor imperfections from 'telegraphing'. It is not cheap at $0.79/SF, but it has a smooth vinyl surface that allows the entire floor to easily float rather than putting stress on individual joints.

WNYBob wrote:
I put Home Depot's Allure vinyl down. It is different in that it sticks to itself not to a subfloor (floating floor)

Allure

I did a room in my house with Allure, great stuff, easy to work with.