Home Depot Allure vinyl floor
Have been getting ready to pull the trigger on some Home Depot Allure flooring to replace old carpet. The flooring has stick-strips on the edge and looks very easy to install... BUT When I went to ...
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We put the Allure flooring in our TT back in 2013. If you read the paperwork that comes in the box, it says it's unconditionally guaranteed for 25 years, unless it's installed in an RV in which case there is NO warranty.
The floor looked great for about a year, then the the seams started to separate. We were careful to let the floor float, and installed 1/4 round shoe molding around the edges to cover the expansion gap. I used a brad nailer to fasten the molding to the walls, not the floor. One problem is that the floor needs to be attached under the transition strip at the entry door. You want that edge secured so it's not a tripping hazard, so the floor can't float 100%.
With 5 seasons behind us, the floor still looks pretty good, but most of the seams have opened up at 1/16" gaps. Doesn't sound like a big deal, but a little dirt gets in between the tiles, and you can't clean it out because it attaches to the exposed adhesive.
The reason we replaced the floor to start with was because the sheet vinyl that came from the factory ripped in two after we got one of those "arctic blast" temp drops when we lived in Louisville. All the reviews I read said not to use Allure, it will separate, but it was what we could afford at the time.
So I saw the new EVP vinyl plank flooring that Big Kahuna referred to....we are getting to re-do the floor this winter and that's at the top of the list.
My thinking:
1. You want a floating floor, that's the best insurance against damage from temp changes.
2. Anything with adhesive is out, those glue strips on the Allure product just don't hold up in the RV.
3. Laminate flooring is too thick for under the slideout, plus uses a substrate with wood content, making it susceptible to water damage.
The EVP product is 100% vinyl, so no wood products and thus impervious to moisture. It's click-lock together, so it floats without adhesive, and at 0.16" thin enough not to be a problem with the slide clearance.
I can post some pics of the current Allure installation if you are interested.
The floor looked great for about a year, then the the seams started to separate. We were careful to let the floor float, and installed 1/4 round shoe molding around the edges to cover the expansion gap. I used a brad nailer to fasten the molding to the walls, not the floor. One problem is that the floor needs to be attached under the transition strip at the entry door. You want that edge secured so it's not a tripping hazard, so the floor can't float 100%.
With 5 seasons behind us, the floor still looks pretty good, but most of the seams have opened up at 1/16" gaps. Doesn't sound like a big deal, but a little dirt gets in between the tiles, and you can't clean it out because it attaches to the exposed adhesive.
The reason we replaced the floor to start with was because the sheet vinyl that came from the factory ripped in two after we got one of those "arctic blast" temp drops when we lived in Louisville. All the reviews I read said not to use Allure, it will separate, but it was what we could afford at the time.
So I saw the new EVP vinyl plank flooring that Big Kahuna referred to....we are getting to re-do the floor this winter and that's at the top of the list.
My thinking:
1. You want a floating floor, that's the best insurance against damage from temp changes.
2. Anything with adhesive is out, those glue strips on the Allure product just don't hold up in the RV.
3. Laminate flooring is too thick for under the slideout, plus uses a substrate with wood content, making it susceptible to water damage.
The EVP product is 100% vinyl, so no wood products and thus impervious to moisture. It's click-lock together, so it floats without adhesive, and at 0.16" thin enough not to be a problem with the slide clearance.
I can post some pics of the current Allure installation if you are interested.
