Install vinyl flooring yourself

Thank you. Have you already heard anything about the other manufacturers? When we currently get in touch with floor layers and companies, everyone advises us to glue down the vinyl. It is supposed to be much quieter and nicer than click vinyl.

We also have laminate planks with a vinyl surface from the company Classen and have been very satisfied so far. However, they have only been installed for a few weeks.

Due to the residual moisture and the water-soluble properties of the adhesive, bonding in new buildings can cause the floor to come loose. But I have written that several times already. The barefoot feeling is pleasant. Cleaning is great.

: Where did you lay the floor? We laid it in the living-dining room with an open kitchen. Today the floor apparently got too warm in the sun. With the terrace door open and direct sunlight, the floor lifted or expanded massively. We measured nearly 40 degrees in that area. The expansion joints had completely disappeared.

However, it contracted completely again after we closed the roller shutter and the temperature fell below 30 degrees.

Have you had a similar experience?

We have it in the children's rooms and in the hallway. Direct sunlight is only possible in the children's rooms, which we have now permanently shaded by 90% with roller shutters. However, we have also left the 10mm free on both sides. We will observe it during heat to see if anything happens and if so, what.

We also left the expansion joints. Nevertheless, it went up on us. However, we have now installed a rail and it stays nicely in place.

Hello,
we are currently in the middle of a new construction (for the 2nd time) and we would also very much like to install a so-called design floor. Now we have looked a lot on the internet and have also been to the dealer. 2 dealers also recommended the glued version for the new building, but I think this is rather because these companies would also install the floor and thus earn again. In the building materials trade, the recommendations are rather for the click version because you can do it yourself and thus, of course, save significant costs.
As part of an offer from a large German solid construction prefabricated house company, we also came across the topic of floor coverings. Here, an independent interior designer advised us against the glued version. The main reason, according to him, is the settling and expansion behavior of the floors in new buildings. Since the floor is still damp at the beginning, after drying and especially with heating and warmth, expansion joints form between the individual strips, which cannot be removed and simply look unsightly. Meanwhile, there are floors that do not require expansion joints at all and can therefore be laid directly tight against the walls.
We have currently landed on Parador floors, but they are not really cheap.