tinkerer wrote:
There have been failures with Allure and sometimes it's the installer who don't float the planking or install it against the walls on both sides that don't allow for any expansion. We used it in our motorhome and after 2 years we are satisfied. A well regarded RV shop in our area uses it their reflooring jobs is one of the main reasons we used it. ;)
Hey go for it. Some guys will marry a woman who killed her first husband and have no problems. Risking a problem with a junky floor seems like a minimal risk to take.
Allure rips right up very easy and you can pull it right out from under the baseboards. The kids can even do it. 900 SF of it does make a big pile though and the pickup filled up quickly. In a RV, it will just be a small load to take to the dump. No worries.
I installed the Alure over 1/2, one side sanded plywood with 3/4 OSB tongue and grove subfloor under that. All screwed down and the seams and screws all filled with floor leveler and sanded smooth. I rolled the Alure with a rented 100 pound roller as required by Alure and left room for expansion around the room. The baseboards were not pinching the flooring. The product was in the house for a week before we installed it so it acclimated to humidity and temperature.
Seams opened up in 6 months and it puckered up and looked like it had goose bumps. Also it scuffed up easily.
The main problem I had removing it was that I had to remove my baseboards and move them up higher to allow for the thicker Pergo. Then I had to repaint the baseboards. Also had to cut the door jams higher.
In an RV, you're going to have a large temperature swings from very hot to really cold. Good luck!
I'd recommend using a better quality product than Alure but you could look at the first install as a "trial run" and maybe use the Alure as a pattern to use when you cut the Pergo.