I want to replace some of the flooring in the house I just bought with a 3/8 engineered Brazillian Cherry. It is tongue and groove recommended for a glue/nail down installation. The house is on a concrete slab and I am not sure about the moisture content (though the slab is only about 4" thick and we are not in a flood zone or anything), so I am reluctant to try a glue down installation. I would like to try gluing the tongue and grooves together and installing it on a felt pad with a vapor barrier.

Also, the floor is currently compsed of the original 1953 vinyl tile floor (which I found when I removed the not-so-original 1975ish carpet). The tiles seem to be in good shape except for a few spots that I could patch up before laying the floor. I know that if I have to do a glue down, I will have to take up all the tiles and glue down some plywood, but if I float the floor, would I still have to take up the tile?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

If the manufacturer does NOT state that your flooring can be installed as a floating floor, then you should not attempt to install it that way. Double check with the manufacturer IF the floor can be floated.

Thanks, Gary.

also remember if you take up them ld tiles ,that the products used then are no longer used today becouse of health issues, and like gary said check first ,

After further thought and consulting with a contractor, I think we'd like to go with a click together type of engineered floor (Schon) instead. We live near a Lumber Liquidators here in Ohio and that is the least expensive place to get it. I've seen quite a few posts here questioning the quality of LL products, but if I make sure that I install it correctly, would I still have problems (i.e. is the problem with the product or the installation with others experience there)? Is there a good reason not to go to LL?

There's one thing in life that's never going to change , and that is you usually get what you pay for. Is Schon an LL product or a manufacturers brand they just distribute and you could also buy elsewhere?

As far as I can tell, the only place to buy it (even online) is LL... I suppose it is possible that they actually manufacture it and that Schon is simply a brand name within a brand name. Or, possibly, they simply have an exclusive deal with them to sell their product. Since I could not find a Schon website, the chance that LL makes it themselves is more likely, I guess.

It is a LL exclusive, just like Bellawood & Durawood.

It is, what it is.