Vinyl plank flooring - snap lock with history of success?

To those who have used the click-lock style (floating plank), how did you negotiate the edge adjacent to the slide-out.

The slide-out comes in and out on rollers. Is it appropriate to fasten (glue/screw/nail?) the first course of planks that functions as the leading edge where the rollers come up onto the floor (when retracting the slide)?

ive installed laminate flooring in three trailers, click locking stuff, wood based core(sawedust and glue!)
great performance from all three even in the bathrooms
extreme temps or humidity didnt seem to affect them at all
the only not so good job was a really lightly built trailer(our second trailer), the floor was so bouncy that the laminate kept coming apart(unclicking) in a couple of spots.
the third trailer(that we have now), a 10 yr old kz spree 260, the floor is great. i just ripped out the carpeting in bed area and removed the torn vinyl everywhere

Our flooring has seen really hot and really cold temps with NO issues at all.

Solid clean substrate with QUALITY adhesive it will function just fine "IF" you buy a quality product!!!

Thank you gentleman all for your patient elaboration.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Planning wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
We used a lot of Tarkett Commercial LVT/LVP. Same exact product just different shapes/styles.

"Luxury Vinyl Tiles and Planks"

"Luxury vinyl planks and tiles offer complete design freedom with endless layout possibilities across a broad range of patterns, colorways, quality levels and installation formats."

I went to the Tarkett commercial site (we are actively researching a RV flooring replacement) and I found this for installation instructions:

"Room temperature must be maintained between 65F and 85F and the ambient relative humidity must be between 40% and 60%...Once the installation is completed, the service temperature of the space must never fall below 55F"

Those temperature and humidity parameters are significantly different than what we would be able to maintain. During winter storage the unit could easily see single digit temps.

Thanks for the information; it is frustrating because the product looks nice.

What do the other manufacturers say? I am betting similar.

The product we installed in our 5er stated on the box not for RV use! We full time and the unit is always heated during the winter so didn’t see an issue. Holding up well. Ours was a snap lock and install was easy and without issue. Even had a space in the kitchen where I need to install from the “backside” to normal direction of install, still went to get her easily.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Planning wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
We used a lot of Tarkett Commercial LVT/LVP. Same exact product just different shapes/styles.

"Luxury Vinyl Tiles and Planks"

"Luxury vinyl planks and tiles offer complete design freedom with endless layout possibilities across a broad range of patterns, colorways, quality levels and installation formats."

I went to the Tarkett commercial site (we are actively researching a RV flooring replacement) and I found this for installation instructions:

"Room temperature must be maintained between 65F and 85F and the ambient relative humidity must be between 40% and 60%...Once the installation is completed, the service temperature of the space must never fall below 55F"

Those temperature and humidity parameters are significantly different than what we would be able to maintain. During winter storage the unit could easily see single digit temps.

Thanks for the information; it is frustrating because the product looks nice.

What do the other manufacturers say? I am betting similar.

Exact same warning on Allure. And if you try to glue it down, or nail trim through it, you will get buckling.

My Allure floor has been down for 2 seasonal cycles in the northeast. In the summer, the interior gets up to 100° and down to 0° in the dead of winter. The only buckling I'm seeing is under the couch where - guess what? - I tightened the couch bolts too much. The rest of the floor looks as good as the day I put it down.

Actually, I just wanted a couple of years out of the Allure. I needed to replace the disgusting carpet and really wanted to go with a teak and holly floor but I had already blown the upgrade budget for that year (the new couch).

Planning wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
We used a lot of Tarkett Commercial LVT/LVP. Same exact product just different shapes/styles.

"Luxury Vinyl Tiles and Planks"

"Luxury vinyl planks and tiles offer complete design freedom with endless layout possibilities across a broad range of patterns, colorways, quality levels and installation formats."

I went to the Tarkett commercial site (we are actively researching a RV flooring replacement) and I found this for installation instructions:

"Room temperature must be maintained between 65F and 85F and the ambient relative humidity must be between 40% and 60%...Once the installation is completed, the service temperature of the space must never fall below 55F"

Those temperature and humidity parameters are significantly different than what we would be able to maintain. During winter storage the unit could easily see single digit temps.

Thanks for the information; it is frustrating because the product looks nice.

What do the other manufacturers say? I am betting similar.

I installed TrafficMaster vinyl plank in my Weekend Warrior a few years ago. It has held up well thru freeze, thaw, heat, and occasional heavy use. It still looks great.

I used the type that locks together and put 1/4 round molding around the walls. I would not trust the adhesive strip type. Once all the planks are locked together it is like a solid piece.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
We used a lot of Tarkett Commercial LVT/LVP. Same exact product just different shapes/styles.

"Luxury Vinyl Tiles and Planks"

"Luxury vinyl planks and tiles offer complete design freedom with endless layout possibilities across a broad range of patterns, colorways, quality levels and installation formats."

I went to the Tarkett commercial site (we are actively researching a RV flooring replacement) and I found this for installation instructions:

"Room temperature must be maintained between 65F and 85F and the ambient relative humidity must be between 40% and 60%...Once the installation is completed, the service temperature of the space must never fall below 55F"

Those temperature and humidity parameters are significantly different than what we would be able to maintain. During winter storage the unit could easily see single digit temps.

Thanks for the information; it is frustrating because the product looks nice.

We used a lot of Tarkett Commercial LVT/LVP. Same exact product just different shapes/styles.

"Luxury Vinyl Tiles and Planks"

"Luxury vinyl planks and tiles offer complete design freedom with endless layout possibilities across a broad range of patterns, colorways, quality levels and installation formats."