If shifting soil (and therefore a slab that will move) is an issue, then logic dictates you need a FLEXIBLE floor not a RIGID floor. If you want a glue down floor with comfort, have a look at a glue down cork floor. A 6mm cork glue down tile can withstand quite a bit of movement below it. It is going to be more expensive than the vinyl floor (material costs and labor costs will be more) but it will give you the comfort. Rigid planks are rigid. They do NOT like to twist and curl. The thick Coretec products probably will not like the shifting environment. Think about it....which accepts movement better; a wet spaghetti noodle or a pencil? Right. The thin, wet, flexible spaghetti noodle. The pencil will just snap. This is a simplified concept, but you get the idea. The Van Gogh is thinner and MUCH MORE FLEXIBLE than the coretec. It will handle flexing subfloors much better than a rigid plank. If you want vinyl AND comfort....you are going to be disappointed. You get rigid and comfortable or you get flexible and hard. That's it. There are no other options. If comfort comes before anything else, then look at a cork glue down tile - 6mm thick or less. www.icorkfloor.com Check the glue down tiles on their website. This would be the next best thing to comfortable vinyl.

Has anyone tried Reward Rigid Plus Premium vinyl plank flooring? The sample in the store is beautiful but I cannot find any reviews or information about customer service. Thanks!

Whatever you choose to do, remember that removing damages the planks. I would assume that any plank you need to remove at a later date is a "wasted plank". It cannot be used again. That's the EASIEST way to do this. That means you will need to have DOUBLE the square footage for your kitchen. And beware: floating floors MUST HAVE transition strips through doorways. The "walkway" you have set up is not considered appropriate. It runs through a doorway without a t-molding. Personally I would install the "rest of the house" up to the doorway to the kitchen. Lay down a temporary "uneven t-molding" through the doorway. It will be removed later and the proper t-molding will be installed as per flooring requirements (it should be written in black and white). Have the kitchen installed. Cabinets, boxes, counter tops, etc all finished up. Then lay the kitchen floor just before you install the appliances. Change the uneven t-mold for the proper t-molding through the doorway and you are done like dinner. This is the simplest way to do this. You will need to learn the installation technique from the family member and then finish the kitchen install yourself. Of course the tricky bit is the cuts, but this is how your project ended up "working".

We just bought a townhouse and are planning on installing floating Rigid Core LVT Flooring on the first floor (kitchen, bathroom, office, living and dining rooms). Our contractor tells the stone composite is better than wood composite. There are so many different brands that carry Luxury Vinyl Plank. I was looking at Eternity Flooring but can’t find any reviews on it. Do you have floating vinyl planks and what would you recommend? We don’t get much direct sunlight but I’m a bit worried about warping/buckling. Thanks!