allure flooring

Pirate wrote:
Why allure interlocking vs. Lowes style which are just like other press down tiles?

Press down tiles require a lot of floor prep and a pretty much perfectly level floor at that.

Why allure interlocking vs. Lowes style which are just like other press down tiles?

One warning - Allure is very affected by temperature change. It MUST be able to "move" as it changes. RV's traveling, in storage, or even experiencing daily temperature swings may have some buckling.

Also, I have found the top surface of the two Allure patterns I chose to be very affected by scratching - these are not wear-free. The darker pattern shows the scratching easily while Country Oak shows none. Plus, I had two pieces with substantial lumps in the planks - very noticeable when you step on them, and probably very noticeable as they wear. Inspect EACH PLANK before you put it down!

be very carefull where the slides ride on floor,make sure there is nothing rough on slides , then the first time you bring the slide in watch for it scraping the new floor.when i did mine and brought the slide in it scraped about a half dozen floor pieces which had to be replaced.

I did the interlocking overlap style of Allure in a TT and went full floating. The planks are somewhat flexible but are plenty firm enough that they will not buckle or ripple if the slide rubs on it some. If enough pressure is put on the Allure from the slide to buckle it, there is something majorly wrong with the slide alignment.

One tip I found if you use the interlocking adhesive: On a flat surface they work perfectly as is. If you lay it over a irregular surface, a small bump or if they will be flexed some, the adhesive will pull up some. I put a small line of superglue into the problem areas of the overlap and pressed back together for a couple seconds and never had a problem with separation again.

So, while you certainly can lock it down to the subfloor, I never had the need.

I used contact cement under my slides when I out it down. I also put some down every so often. had no seperation problem in sold weather.

floating but also screwed down under the sofas

check my link out

http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/24902898/srt/pa/pging/1/page/1.cfm

it has pics of the install

I found that the floor can be anchored in one place to keep it from moving. But I made the mistake of anchoring it around the edge of the steps and the dinette, which trapped the flooring and causes it to separate in cold temperatures. That said, it rights itself when the temperature warms up.