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Originally Posted by Superman
Jack, I'm going to send you a PM because I really want to hear more about your opinion that gluing tongue-and-groove together for a floating floor is easiest, and what procedure you would use for that. It might be helpful if your answer is posted here, for others to consider.
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Jim:
PM'd you per the above...
If you are laying just a rectangular type room there really isn't much difference between interlock and glued and I'm not really sure I can justify to anyone else why I like the glued tongue and groove better but here goes:
I have laid 4 rooms this year (all floating glued tongue and groove) and all had multiple doorways, closets, etc. To me it is much easier to make really nice transitions through doorways with the tongue and groove. With clicklock, you will have to cut out areas of the clicklock and glue it together anyway in doorways else you will have some noticeable gaps.
With clicklock (the kind I installed anyway), you snap it in on the long side then use a block to pound in the tongue/grove on the short side until the ends meet. Sometimes the clicklock side just will not slide (lots of friction) and you will mess up the end of the piece trying to pound the gap closed. The longer the plank, the more likely this will happen. You essentially do the same with the tongue and groove but the glue actually acts like a lubricant and the planks slide together very easily. And last but not least, I can just lay glued faster than I can the clicklock and with less irritation.
Because the planks sit on a pad and "float", there is really no problem with the glued pieces separating. As you tap or push each plank of each course in place, you are also keeping all the other courses in place. I don't use anything to hold the planks together. The glue is fairly thick (is relatively inexpensive) and gives you a little time to work the planks into place and adjust them if they do move yet sets up relatively quickly to prevent any further movement.
Not sure this helps but that's .02 worth....