Thoughts and opinions on "Trafficmaster Allure" flooring from Home Depot? - Page 2 - DIY Chatroom

RLNCC · 04-23-2008, 12:48 PM

I ASKED FOR HELP IN SEPT ON ALLURE FLOORING, BUT SINCE THAT I HAVE INSTALLED IT IN MY MANUFACTURED HOME IN THE KITCHEN AND LAUNDRY ROOM, IT WAS QUITE A JOB WITH A LOT OF CUTTING AS MY KITCHEN IN ROUND WITH A LOT OF ANGLES, WE LOVE IT GOT A LOT OF COMPLEMENTS ON IT. I MIGHT ADD THAT I AM A LADY OF 82 YEARS OLD AND DID ALL THE WORK BY MYSELF WITH A DISABLED HUSBAND. SO IF I CAN DO IT ANY ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO. GOT THE BEST LOOKING KITCHEN FLOOR IN THE NEIGBORHOOD.

pcdoc2010 · 04-23-2008, 01:21 PM

I will be starting to install this in my foyer soon and have a question about anchoring it the floor.

My foyer is flanked by the front door and 3 rooms of carpeting. Since this is supposed to be a floating floor, should I anchor it somehow to the carpet sections or will the transition strip serve that purpose?

Thanks!

Dan

techdude · 04-23-2008, 03:33 PM

I laid the flooring first and just had carpet installed a few days ago. The carpet installer did a good job with just the transitioning strip. I guess you could use double edged carpet tape if necessary.

pcdoc2010 · 04-23-2008, 03:46 PM

We are not yet replacing the carpet, but are getting new strips.
I had read other info about doublesided tape as well.

Thanks for your reply, it eases the apprehension a bit

(first time laying floor)

techdude · 04-23-2008, 04:09 PM

That was my first time as well. Just buy some extra just in case. I messed up a few times myself. Also, i used a hair dryer to heat up the strip a little before attaching. I read that somewhere myself. Not sure if it helped or not, but i was worried about the seams popping up. I wish they put a better cover on the tacky strips so you could lay them on the floors without worrying about getting dirt on them, but oh well. Good luck.

pcdoc2010 · 04-23-2008, 04:19 PM

Thanks for the tips and the luck!

Did you trim the wall edge of the panels? The instructions show this and it looks like I should trim off the overlapping pieces only at the wall edges.

techdude · 04-23-2008, 04:34 PM

Right...when you're starting against the wall, you need to remove the glue strip area that faces the floor and not the area where the glue faces up....if that makes sense.

pcdoc2010 · 04-23-2008, 04:48 PM

yes it does and that is exactly what I thought I had to do.

Thanks again!

fred333 · 04-24-2008, 01:43 PM

It kinda does. Do you have any pictures?

v468922 · 04-27-2008, 01:06 PM

I just laid this product in my home - approximately 450 sq ft worth - laundry room, bathroom, hall and under stair closet downstairs; bathroom, hall, kitchen, dining room and three closets upstairs. I LOVE the look! It was relatively simple once I got the hang of it. You have to be careful not to get the sticky tabs together until you are sure you have them aligned as they will stick very well at times and can be hard to pull apart.

I went over my existing linoleum in some rooms and cement and subfloor in others. There is a slight noticeable transition from the bathroom to the hall where there is linoleum in the bath and cement in the hall, but I can live with that.

Just to let everyone know, I am a 50 yr old woman and if I can put down this product, anyone can! Since I just finished it, I cannot comment on how well it will wear or if the seams will have problems - but I understand that Safeway has installed it in some of their supermarkets.

There are a couple of things we'll have to get used to - since I went with the Hickory color, I do notice lint and such more than I did with the light flooring we had before and since I pulled up the carpet in the hallways, we have to get used to flooring instead - it's a bit slippery when wearing socks.

I don't worry about mold as one person commented about because none of my areas had mold when I started.

v468922 · 04-27-2008, 01:11 PM

I just read RLNCC's post and I have to say, WOW, 82 and reflooring your kitchen - way to go girl!

dan-abby · 05-01-2008, 04:05 PM

thinking about doing this flooring on a new bathroom. we are installing radiant floor heat... anyone know if this heating will affect the glue?

warmsmeallup · 05-02-2008, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by dan-abby

thinking about doing this flooring on a new bathroom. we are installing radiant floor heat... anyone know if this heating will affect the glue?

That's a question for the glue manufacturer...get them to approve it and you're covered. If you don't, you're not.

Also, is the element being installed in the glue or a SLC or similar? What's the design?

dsstepan@shaw.ca · 05-02-2008, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by madeyoulook

To start off I work in the flooring department at Home Depot. As I read through all the comments posted I have to put in my two cents. Overall this is a great product. I sell this to a customer almost everyday I work. I have worked there for 1 year. And out of that year I have had 3 complaints. All 3 times it was the edges coming up. So you do the math. Any flooring or product, at that, will have somebody that is dissatisfied. In all actuallity the customer that said they installed it in a dry basement and they had a mold problem because the floor wouldn't breath, the basement obviously wasnt a dry basement to start with. I am not trying to bash on that person but they could have install a pergo that you put a plastic vapor barrier and had the same mold problem. All I am trying to say is that there is a risk with and product you buy but I have had more satisfied customers than dissatisfied ones.

PS. this is not a sales pitch, i hate my job. This is a opinion from a person that has it in there house and has seen this product bring satisfaction to many many people.

I am glad you sent this. We live in a 4 level split, and we have an indoor hot tub in the lowest level. There are no windows as it is under ground level. It has leaked a few times, which created a bit of mold. We ripped up the lino and carpet, and I was thinking of putting the vinyl down on the concrete. It is a small space of 250 sq feet.What is your advice of this? Will it create more mold with the humidity? and what would you recommend otherwise? I really don't want to glue as we could lift it up if there was another leak.

dan-abby · 05-03-2008, 09:20 PM

Thanks for the input on the radiant floor heat. As for now we are back on tile on the bathroom. My husband took one look at the Traffic Master Allure and said "your kidding right??". I loved it, especially in the bathroom (we are doing hardwood flooring thruout the rest of the addition). I still welcome all input as we have a few months to debate (argue!!). As for the question... I am not sure what you're refering to... we have just laid the tubing, and Tues they will pour 1 1/2" concrete over it, then that will be our subfloor. Does that answer your question??
-Abby