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hi all, i'm a professional floor installer, 3 months ago I installed 500 sqft of this particular product in a dog grooming house, and i got a call a few days ago from the owner saying that some of the planks are starting to come loose, I went over to take a look and discovered that near the bathtubs and cages quite a few planks were indeed coming loose with planks curling slightly and adhesive strip lifting up, yes it was properly installed with 1/4 expansion gap. i've been doing researches since trying to figure out the cause for this type of problems as it seems that others have encountered it as well. the place this floor is installed gets wet mopped twice a day, and tub/cage area gets constant exposure to cleaning chemicals like shampoo and deodorizers, also it get high level of air movement as the driers goes into action, i've contacted the depot folks and called the trafficmaster helpline, but they weren't much help, if any of you folks out there have encountered similar problems, please share your experience here so we might find out the reason behind it all.

and a response for a previous post, those shiny drag marks will stay there for the life of the floor as i have encountered them as well, also this product does not accept acrylic based polish, even if you apply more than 5 coats it will come off with the scratch of a fingernail, the stuff walmart uses has polish on it, but i am yet to find out what's the base product and what kind of polish were used. also avoid having heavy, sharp object dragged over this surface, as it will actually scratch off the wear layer.