Floating Floor Glue

[dabronxboy]

I'm about to start installing a floating floor (engineered wood planks) and could use some advice and expertise:

1) I'm having a hard time finding edge glue such as Bruce Everseal Adhesive. I've been to Home Depot, Lowes and everyavariety of hardware and flooring stores and none have that particlular brand. Does anyone know where I can find it online? Or, can you recommend aother brand?
2) I assume that putting a bead of the glue along each edge, I will probably get some on the wood surface, no matter how careful I am. Any recommendations on what kind of adhesive cleaner to have on hand to clean it up and not hurt the wood surface?
3) The room is approx. 350 sq. feet. How many 16 oz. bottles of glue would I need to buy?

Many thanks!

[BuiLDPro68]

What brand of floating system are you using? I haven't heard of using glue since the origional Pergo. They don't even use glue anymore. Much more involved to use a glue system. You have to have a strap and ratchet kit to clamp every four rows or so. All in all I don't recommend using a glue system I didn't even think they were around anymore. All floating floors that I have heard of today use a snap together method. Much easier, no clamps are needed and no where near as messy. However if I remember right the glue used was sold by Pergo and it strongly resembled regular elmers wood glue. You could clean it with a wet rag before it sets.

[Carpets Done Wright]

Titebond II or Titebond III, or any PVA water proof glue.

Run a bead in the groove sides, with the applicator tip, and insert the board. Strap clamp the board in to compress the boards tight, just as any craftsman wood worker, clamps all his glued projects. Blue tape alone won't cut it if you want a lasting installation. Use blue tape to hold the compression on the boards as you move the straps up several rows. Do several rows before strap clamping, to get production up.

Click together flooring is marketed to the uneducated DIY'er, for installation ease. The one draw back is the majority of glueless flooring, is JUNK! Only Kahrs Woodloc is a quality glueless floor.

Professionals, very rarely see flooring that is marketed to the DIY'er.

[BuiLDPro68]

Well having done about a dozen or so glueless floors without any callbacks including the one in my own room I'm looking at right now I just haven't had any trouble with them. On the flip I have seen the glue jobs puff up from improper clamping where it will raise and fall when you walk on it (not mine). Not saying that the glue floors are bad and can't even be more secure then a glueless in ways but I will never go back. Kahrs is good but not the only one that uses about the same grooves for locking together.

[boomertsfx]

Click together flooring is marketed to the uneducated DIY'er, for installation ease. The one draw back is the majority of glueless flooring, is JUNK! Only Kahrs Woodloc is a quality glueless floor.

Professionals, very rarely see flooring that is marketed to the DIY'er.

How is the sound of a floating engineered floor vs glued down? I don't like the 'hollow' sound of laminate floors, so I'm hesitant to float my engineered (non-click-together) wood floor.... but it seems glue down over cement is a very labor-intensive process.

Any comments?

[Carpets Done Wright]

Ya, it takes a lot of labor, to carry a bucket of glue, pour out a little at a time, and spread it with a trowel. That is the difference in floating and direct glue, besides needing strap clamps for a floating installation.(We know you don't want to even try gluing a floor with a glueless floating T&G, rotating lock system.

[boomertsfx]

if there is any chance of moisture coming in, should I go with floating (glue the t&g) with a moisture barrier+cork underlayment?

Whats a decent price for cork underlayment per sq/ft?