Yet another thread about Allure Ultra flooring

When we purchased our new 5th wheel, it came with Alure installed. We were so impressed with the stuff that when I needed to replace the carpet in my computer office, 8 X 10 roughly, we used Alure in there. The regular kind with the sticky edge that connects to the tile next to it. Alure doesn't use any attachment to the floor, in the instructions that came with our purchase. It is held in place by the weight of the Alure tiles. The main thing I can see needs to be done is to follow the instructions that come with it. Leaving a small space, per the instructions, around all outer edges will allow it to move as needed. I bought some new thicker base boards to allow the space to be covered at all times and temperatures. It has been down for about 3 years and has been trouble free, easy to keep clean and shows zero signs of wear in the high traffic areas of the office. I would use it again without hesitation, in a home or an RV. The office Alure is over a concrete slab on grade.

Here's a post about allure, snap and heat.

Posts about Allure and heat. Not specifically with 'snap' in them.

Thunder Mountain wrote:


I went to Home Depot in Mesa, AZ to look at Allure. I immediately realized that the standard Allure was not for me. I asked the flooring guy at HD about Allure, and he gave the Arizona party line about it not holding up in high temps.

A buddy of mine who was a house builder put Allure Ultra in his MH a couple of years ago. They are full timers and he reports no issues. He used a silicon based adhesive to hold down the flooring. He said that he reasoned the silicon would give with vibration and temp changes.

I'll post how the install goes in a couple of months.

Thanks for the feedback! My guess is that since your friends full-time in their RV that the interior never sees extreme temps. The extreme is my concern...how will it look when I go out and unlock the RV in July to pack it up and head out for a trip?

msmith1199 wrote:
Remember a room in a house may be 20 feet or more across. So a floor that expands and contracts over 20 feet will have a lot more stress on the joints that a floor that is only 8 feet wide. Maybe that's why nobody has reported problems with it.

This makes a lot of sense to me. I recently asked on this forum about flooring choices for replacing the bedroom carpet in the MH. Allure was brought up as a choice.

I went to Home Depot in Mesa, AZ to look at Allure. I immediately realized that the standard Allure was not for me. I asked the flooring guy at HD about Allure, and he gave the Arizona party line about it not holding up in high temps.

A buddy of mine who was a house builder put Allure Ultra in his MH a couple of years ago. They are full timers and he reports no issues. He used a silicon based adhesive to hold down the flooring. He said that he reasoned the silicon would give with vibration and temp changes.

I'll post how the install goes in a couple of months.

jawknee wrote:
im from canada and we have extrem weather chages i would not use this product in a moter home it bukels now i have to do the job over kiss goodby to 1200.00 buck

Was your failure with Allure Ultra? If so, where did it buckle? At the seams where they lock together? Did the slats warp? If installed properly it seems like there should be enough room for expansion, did you leave room at the edges and keep the floor a "floating" floor? Any insight is appreciated.

im from canada and we have extrem weather chages i would not use this product in a moter home it bukels now i have to do the job over kiss goodby to 1200.00 buck

msmith1199 wrote:

Alpenliter wrote:
Like you said, because it is the locking type, you shouldn't have any problem. I used the regular Allure and didn't leave enough expansion room at the edges. Had a problem after 6 years with it "cupping" at the seams because of that. Make sure to follow instructions closely and good luck with your project!

I take back my last comment. Now I've seen somebody on here who had a problem with it.

Yea, but it was my fault, not the products.....
I'm still a big fan of Allure.

Alpenliter wrote:
Like you said, because it is the locking type, you shouldn't have any problem. I used the regular Allure and didn't leave enough expansion room at the edges. Had a problem after 6 years with it "cupping" at the seams because of that. Make sure to follow instructions closely and good luck with your project!

I take back my last comment. Now I've seen somebody on here who had a problem with it.

Like you said, because it is the locking type, you shouldn't have any problem. I used the regular Allure and didn't leave enough expansion room at the edges. Had a problem after 6 years with it "cupping" at the seams because of that. Make sure to follow instructions closely and good luck with your project!

I looked at the Allure flooring and that was my concern. I don't think it's necessarily designed to go in a motorhome where you can have the extreme temps. But in all the threads I've read on here, nobody has reported any issues that I've seen. Remember a room in a house may be 20 feet or more across. So a floor that expands and contracts over 20 feet will have a lot more stress on the joints that a floor that is only 8 feet wide. Maybe that's why nobody has reported problems with it.