robatthelake
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I wouldn't recommend them! For about the same $ You can install Laminate!
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I hate stick down tile. But....I just put some in our A's bathroom and it was very easy. I was at Home Depot and they had a tile that looked like real tile on sale for $1 a square foot. It really does look like tile. Just wanted to add that I also bought a seam glue kit that is used on Armstrong sheet vinyl and treated every seam just to make sure the water wouldn't get in the cracks and cause failure.
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Dick_B
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I agree with the `preparation' post. I did a tile floor in the kitchen and used CertainTeed Fiber Cement Underlayment instead of plywood because of the presence of moisture. It handles just like plywood and can be cut with a Utility Knife. I'd suggest screwing it down.
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Heir Max
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I put 18" self sticking tiles in the bath. Did the same prep as Rob. Now, we just wipe the water up when the shower door leaks some.
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bill h
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We used self-stick squares in a fiver that was a perm in a park on the Colo River. It got really hot there, even though we had a beehive ventilator over one roof vent. And, of course, it got down into the teens every winter.
We scrubbed the vinyl floor with a wax remover, then Scotchbrite and Spic and Span, then rinsed several times, to be sure of good adhesion. These were Armstrong tiles, so decent quality.
The tiles did not stay exactly where they were placed. It was very disappointing, since we both worked hard to make every detail of the fit perfect. 
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chipndip
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I installed the self adhesive tiles with mixed results. I'm certain that temperature is more of a problem than flexing. Good prep is a must but I would use some additional adhesive as well. I have also had better success with the 8"x36" strips than the 12" squares.
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computerbug
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We have put them down in 2 rvs tiles were purchased at home depot. We live near the beach so they have been exposed to sand and water. Never had a problem. Real easy to install.
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CptSD
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alpenliter wrote:I tried the peel and stick 12" tiles and like an earlier poster said, prep is everything. I would suggest TrafficMaster "Allure". It's a floating floor (adheres to each other) in 36"x8" strips. When I bought mine it was available in only 3 wood patterns, now they have fake tile, granite, cork, bamboo, etc. It is very easy to work with and best of all is only about $1.69 a sq ft.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by a "Floating Floor" are you saying that they stick to themselves somehow and not to the actual floor? If so how does this work?
It seems to me that if this is the case it would be much easier as far as floor prep?
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alpenliter
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Yes JB a "floating floor" is either a floor that locks together like laminate or in my case adheres to each other instead of being adhered to the floor. There is a lip of about one inch on the underside of the plank with adhesive and a matching lip of adhesive on the top of the adjoining plank. (See picture) They work like contact cement with each other. The reason I prefer this vinyl plank flooring over laminate, is if there is a water emergency, you don't have to worry about it swelling, as it is waterproof. Been down two years now and doing fine.
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