More Durable Alternatives to Allure Flooring?
As part of an insurance claim for a flooded carpet, my adjuster has agreed that replacing carpet with vinyl plank flooring is an acceptable alternative. Trafficmaster Allure flooring (from Home De...
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Charlie D. wrote:
There was a post on this forum or the Forest River forum where people are having problems with the Allure. IIRC, it was temperature related with the joints opening up. You might want to do a search for Allure problems.
Searching for 'Allure problems' is what got me digging deeper in the first place ;). With most purchases, I find positive comments not always as useful as others. I mean, you are asking someone to validate an expensive purchase they just made. Most go in with a positive outlook - and their comments often reflect that.
The negative comments about Allure are hard to interpret. Was installation done properly? Did the flooring ever get totally flooded? I expect vinyl plank flooring to be 100% waterproof. I am finding out, that is not true for all manufacturers.
Also, wear rates seem to vary between manufacturers. Does an RV produce 'heavy traffic' compared to other applications?
