Lost $150 on cheap adhesive that bubbled up after 3 days

I grabbed a budget glue from a discount store for a living room install and within 72 hours the planks were peeling up. Totally had to tear it out and start over with proper stuff. Has anyone else had a vinyl plank fail from using the wrong adhesive?

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jordan33019d ago

Man I felt this one in my bones. "Within 72 hours the planks were peeling up" - that's exactly what happened to me when I tried to save $40 on some no-name glue from a liquidation store. My kitchen floor looked like a failed art project with bubbles everywhere. I was so mad I kicked one of the planks and it flew across the room like a frisbee. Sometimes you just gotta learn the hard way that cheap glue is basically sticky water in a bottle. I still have half a tube of that garbage sitting in my garage as a constant reminder of my cheapness.

wesley_thompson19d ago

I used to tell myself spending $30 on generic glue was "just as good" but after watching my whole living room floor bubble up inside a week I finally got it through my thick skull that cheap adhesive is a trap. Never again.