I have used Karndean loose lay vinyl floor planks with good success. No adhesive and very easy to cut with a simple box cutter. It's not cheap, but when you remove the installation cost you would have had to have paid someone to install a regular flooring product, I thought the pricing was okay. A lot of colors to choose from and it looks great, no one thinks it's vinyl.

Transition strips are required for ALL floating flooring....not just LVP with cork backing. All floating floors need to have the ability to 'move'. A hardwood floating floor needs them. A cork floating floor needs them. A laminate floating floor needs them. A linoleum floating floor needs them and a vinyl floating floor needs them. The question becomes HOW OFTEN do you need them. I have a massive problem with the Floor & Decor website with the installation suggestions. They state that you can install up to 6400sf without transitions. I have to call BS on this one. The reason: cork. Cork is EXTREMELY dynamic. It REALLY LIKES to stretch its legs. In fact a cork floating floor can expand as much as 1" over 25 linear feet. That is HUGE! MASSIVE! Almost unheard of. So...are the transition strips "really necessary"? With cork, yes. With vinyl, no. With cork+vinyl, yes. Floor & Decor has used the "click edge" documents (the fastening system) without taking into consideration the dynamic nature of cork. The 6400sf of continuous install is fine with an SPC core and the edge system. But the technical data becomes useless as soon as you add in vinyl and cork together. I would pop off a baseboard (somewhere) and look to see if your expansion gap has been maintained (I want to see 5/8" or more). If the floor has pushed itself up to the drywall, then you know you have a problem that can be fixed with transition strips. The easiest fix *might be to cut the floor at all door jams and drop in a low-profile t-moulding. As annoying as this is, it could the be the simplest fix. But first the moisture source needs to be addressed. I still think the Bostik has been overwhelmed and I think the cork has grabbed the moisture and pushed everything to the absolute limits (ie. the walls).

I am wondering how durable it is and if it is noisy. I would be using the product in my unit that is on the 2nd floor. It is only me and I don't have pets. I always wear slippers and plan to put rugs down anyways. Any other brands that folks recommend for LVP?

Sammy, unfortunately I am not a professional contractor and didn’t know that this was a rule by default. We discuss things before they are done and I had no idea that they were at the stage of the floor already in the attic. We are renovating 3 floors and it’s a lot to decide on and some things can get out of my sight, but not to discuss something major like that is surprising to me.