Peel and stick vinyl floors?

[Shaun R.]

I'm trying to decide what flooring to go with to replace the nasty carpet I pulled out of my rental. I was at Home Depot and someone in the flooring department was really talking up the peel and stick wood look vinyl planks. They were talking about how durable they were. Does anyone have any experience with these? I have to make a decision soon.

[Christopher B.]

I used peel and stick once as a short-term solution before we did a proper rehab. I don't recommend it as a "permanent" solution. Spend the extra .50 cents per sf and get the floating vinyl floor. Home Depot sells Allure, they have both interlocking like a laminate and a type that sticks to each other. I've used both and had good success.