Allure flooring question.....

I used the lock together kind last year on my Hybrid, it came out okay, but not what I'd be proud to show folks. Hard to get ALL the joints to close up completely, some had little gaps. It was tough to keep the floor, in some places 12' wide, lined up. Hence you end up with small gaps. If I were to do it again I think I'd try cork, glued and polyurethaned.

wing_zealot wrote:
I don't know why you would even ask the question. The manufacturer, who is trying to sell as much of that product as they possibly can, says it is not suitable for that use. Why would you want to go ahead and use it anyways?

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I don't know why you would even ask the question. The manufacturer, who is trying to sell as much of that product as they possibly can, says it is not suitable for that use. Why would you want to go ahead and use it anyways?

We removed the carpet on the slide out and installed the Allure flooring. (coach is tile except for the full wall side). Added a 1/4" sub flooring to take the place of the carpet pad. We full time so the coach doesn't get real cold or hot inside and it has done just fine.

Used Allure in sticks & bricks. Kitchen floor separated in some areas leaving a half inch gap. Tried it on a sealed concrete basement floor ..... all the joints opened up. Home Depot was not interested in warranty as their people didn't do the instal.

Junk, stay away.

I plan on using the snap together type. Fasten one side and do not fasten it anywhere else so it can float. I dont have everything figured out as I have only peeked under the edges of my carpet but I should be able to fasten the edge that will go just under the edge of the slide.

Use 1/4 round trim or something on the other three edges but dont glue or staple it through the edge of the Allure, fasten it to the wall or cabinet.

My slide is raised like the one in the pic. The edge in the pic was made out of wood and screwed to the slide with wood plugs over the screws. The Allure would probably be fastened at the wood edge and float toward the outside wall. Some have a different slide system with the carpet flap. If it looks like a problem doing the slide then it will get new carpet. At least that's what my plan is.

I found this pic on the web.

Take a look here:

Installing Allure

Ours held up well, at least until we traded for another coach.

I have used Allure in my seasonal Cherokee trailer. It's not recommended for RV's.

If it gets to hot or cold the adhesive that holds the seam together fails to do so. Where I had to force it to be together the glue would let go. Where it was in a relaxed state it seemed to do fine. I made sure it had room to expand and contract for hot and cold. The vinyl that was in it did not like -45F temps and split. I have had it in there for 3 years and plan on putting it my Wildwood as well.

There is a Allure that snaps together that might be better, but I have not used it.

I have no idea how it would hold up in the AZ heat. My TT the problem is extreme cold.