Floating vs glued floor – plusses and minuses on a plywood subfloor
I’m considering cork flooring for two bedrooms in my pretty good house renovation. The subfloor is either plywood or OSB and if needed, I can skin it with another layer of plywood or other transitional layer.
Other than sheet vinyl, I’ve never worked with a glue down floor. I’ve never installed a floating floor. My flooring experience is limited to ceramic tile and hardwood flooring.
It seems like a glued down floor will be more work and have less margin for error. Are there sufficient benefits to glued down vs. a floating floor to justify the additional work?
I will be doing the work myself with one helper.
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