Vinyl plank flooring in non climate controlled house

10 years ago

I have a 110 year old farm house out in the country where my family goes on weekends. We usually have a lot of work to do around the place, clearing brush, dead trees, controlled pasture burning in spring, etc. We get dirty and I want a flooring that is as durable and easy to clean as the vinyl sheet flooring that is currently there, which is white (and yellow due to discoloration) since the 1970's.

My issue that keeps me from pulling the trigger is that we do not have central heat and air in this house. We have a wood burning stove on a stove pad in one room and gas heaters (butane) in the kitchen and bathroom. All rooms have window units for A/C. It gets cold there inside in the winters and hot in the summers. We get condensation and sweat in the house when we are not there and regulating the temperatures.

I am considering Armstrong Luxury plank flooring that either has the sticky edge or the full sticky plank. But I worry that in Texas summers, when it is hot out, we may have some issues.

We have a place in Colorado at over 10K ft elevation with vinyl glue down wood looking 12x12 tiles that are glue down and have been in place since 1986. Again, not temperature regulated. Wood burning stove and baseboard electric heaters are the only heat source. No A/C. It gets to mid 80's in summer and many degrees below 0 in winter. We go snowmobiling in March, then summer and fall jeeping/hiking.

Is there a vinyl plank glue down floor out there instead of the sticky edge or stick down?http://www.armstrong.com/flooring/luxury-vinyl/gallery-oak-chestnut-resilient-vinyl-tile-U1031/floor-151691.asp

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Lisa G

10 years ago

Karndean makes a glue down plank floor, and Adura also has a glue down option I think. I don't know, however, if any would be safe to install in your home's climate conditions. You can view each manufacturers install/warranty details online and usually they will state the temperature thresholds the house must stay between (55 degrees to 85 degrees for example) as well as subfloor humidity limits and indoor humidity requirements.

There are some pretty nice looking sheet vinyl wood look Floors available and it sounds like one of those may be a better choice for your particular situation.

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llcp93
Original Author
10 years ago
That is what I am reading about, Lisa G. Our 12x12 glue down vinyl tiles in Colorado withstand a lot of temp changes but it's not like in TX, where it can be 80 one day and snow 2 days later and be in the low 30's. CO also does not have the humidity TX does.

The foundation is crawlspace and subfloor is unknown. Assume plywood but I have not lifted the existing vinyl. The downstairs bedroom, upstairs and staircase have the original wood flooring. I could hope that is what is under the vinyl but I am thinking it is particle board sub floor, just by what seems to be under a piece that is coming up by the stair case.

Sheet vinyl may be the way we have to go if our uncontrolled climate conditions will make plank not ideal. Thanks
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User
10 years ago
Why not go for a new vinyl sheet flooring? They have some nice stone and wood looks.
jakkom
10 years ago
have to agree with lazy_gardens. Our stone-look Mannington sheet vinyl installed 2013 has fooled a lot of visitors! I had looked in 2003 but thought they all were terribly fake-looking. The new photo patterns really replicate the color variety and pattern of real stone.
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llcp93
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you jakkom. I think sheet vinyl is the way we need to go. Just too many variables with the power being off when we are not there and no AC running on any type of consistent basis, nor heat. It has vinyl sheet now in the family room, bath, kitchen and hallway, which is a breezeway between rooms, facing north and south.
Lisa Broderick
5 years ago
Our non-conditioned lakehouse cabin has Armstrong VCT glued tiles. They've been down for 28 years with no problems. 100 degree temps when closed up on the summer, and low teens in the winter. Never a problem.