Solid Hardwood, Engineered and Laminate Flooring - Is glued quiter than floating?

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floorvirgin
04-04-02, 07:54 PM
I'm going to have some Robbins 3/8in. engineered wood installed. It is on the second floor of a condo (about ~230 sq. ft - one living room & one hallway). This floor can be floated or glued... my question is which is better? By better I wonder which method will:

be the most quite
wear the best
???? (anything else I'm not thinkin of)

Thanks,
floorvirgin

Locy's Hardwood
04-05-02, 06:33 AM
Any wood floor will resonate sound. My personal choice would be to float it because the 2 in 1 pad underneath will deaden the sound better than a glued because the padding is a little thicker.