Allure flooring – is it the real deal or too good to be true? Our family is still undecided, even though we have read so many reviews about this floor over the past few weeks that our eyes hurt.
My husband and I have just moved into a new house (actually it is 30 years old) and the old flooring here is dreadful. When house shopping, we saw homes with Allure, Konecto, Armstrong, and Novalis (sold at Lowe’s) and these floors looked great. Some of them looked as good as Pergo, Dupont, and hardwood. Hardwood is too expensive for us, tile is cold, carpets are dust/odor collectors, and cork is not waterproof. We are leaning toward vinyl laminate but we are not sold on the TrafficMaster Allure flooring yet…
We made this website to exchange information, questions and concerns about Allure with people who have installed it or plan to use it. Please share anything you’d like about this floor in the comment section – let this home page become of help to anyone looking to install new vinyl planks.
What we’ve learned so far: there’s good and bad about Allure and some people love it while others simply hate it. We are willing to take the risk but some issues may not be acceptable.
Odor
We can’t use a product that may emit any harmful chemicals. One person got a box of defective Allure that smelled terribly after installation; they had to rip it all out and were given a refund. I hope that this was just an odd lemon…
Click vs Glue
Allure has two options – adhesive (GripStrip) and click vinyl (Easy Lock or Easy Click). Click installation seems to be very complicated, while the option that uses glue on the edges may fail and the seams may start to show. The good thing is that Allure’s adhesive can be repaired. The click product seems to win in durability and should stand up better to our pets and the high traffic that we tend to get. We are not sure which option to go with yet.
Pets
We know that Allure is waterproof, but can it stand up to pets’ nails? If you have any advice please share. We have a dog and two cats. Also, if this vinyl plank really is as harmful as some say, this would rule it out. Unfortunately, I cannot find any information on what it’s made of and we may need to contact their customer service. If you have any information, please share it in the comment section.
Concrete Basements
One other question we’re undecided about regarding Allure vinyl plank (and hope that someone with first-hand experience can answer): is it suitable for concrete basements or is it true that it will grow mold and the seams will open? If so, we cannot lay it in our basement.
Radian Heat
The second potential issue with Allure floating resilient plank is that you can’t lay it over radiant heat. We were going to lay the same material in the bathroom and the rest of the home. The previous owner had radiant heat under the bathroom tile. We were planning to remove the tile and install vinyl planks over it, but now we are learning that heat would damage it.
Other Concerns
Our other concerns are: what to do with the stairs, does vinyl expand, will we need any accessories like hidden transition strips to make it look better, would we need to buy some special cleaning products for it, and whether there are any discounts or coupons to slash the cost.
Pattern Choices
The hardwood patterns that we like are: hickory, golden and blonde maple, African dark wood, alpine and antique elm, cherry, cork, bamboo, rosewood, and country pine. As for tiles for the bathroom and kitchen, we are planning to purchase Ashlar and Cordoba. For the basement and garage, we like the diamond plate and blue slate (heavy duty commercial grade vinyl).
Please Share Your Thoughts on Allure
Please let us know your thoughts on Allure flooring by Halstead (sold at Home Depot). Do you have it in your home or plan to install it? If so, will you go the DIY route or hire a contractor? Maybe you know of good alternatives? Please share your thoughts below!
I have had allure vinyl plank floors for years and love them, easy care I use a ‘refresher’ to perk up the vinyl & brings out wood grains. We just had the slate tiles put in our kitchen, what to use to protect and make them ‘perky’?
Do you have the 100% waterproof or the water resistant kind?
We brought home samples of Allure, both the 100% waterproof and the water resistant. Just out of curiosity my daughter scratched across one of the water resistant samples with her fingernail to check its durability and it left visible scratches that would not rub or wash off. Each sample did the same. The 100% waterproof samples did not show marks. We took the samples back to Home Depot and the clerk was very surprised and had not had any complaints and expressed she had very happy customers. We’re wondering if just a fingernail can make a visible mark, what will pets claws, shoes or heels or sliding a chair across it do? Has anyone had any problems after installation? The Home Depot clerk thought maybe it was just how the sample was manufactured. We kind of doubted that.
I have some samples here and tried to scratch them with my nails and got no visible results. I used a letter opener and scraped deeply into the Cyprus and Ashlar color and though the scratch is visible under scrutiny, it does not show to the naked eye. Probably would be more visible on woodgrain. I am considering it for my kitchen, but am concerned about moving scratching when moving appliances for cleaning…which I do every couple of weeks. (the refrigerator and stove).
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I bought the glued planks. They were easy to install and looked great for about six months.
Then the planks started to lift at the edges. Allure sent me a bottle of their adhesive – super glue. That didn’t work out. For some reason, the original glue and the super glue don’t seem to bond. I know the super glue’s OK because it stuck well to my fingers.
This lifting problem coud be dangerous since the planks do lift enough for tripping over.
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We installed Grip Strip throughout our upper level 2 years ago. I have moved dressers around several times. We chose this product as our home is 150 years old and none of the floors are level. It was easy to install and has been very durable (we have both dogs and cats). We have been very pleased with this flooring.
I have a 2012 Sierra 29L camping trailer. I live in Northern Ontario close a small town called Hearst. Unfortunately after a harsh cold winter, the unglued vinyl floor cracked and I have to replace it. I’m thinking about putting Allure vinyl plank , the Brazilian model to match the interior of my trailer. I will remove completely the present unglued vinyl . Should I glue completely the floor plank with proper vinyl glue or is the present vinyl self-adhesive sufficient for my installation. Your advice would be very much appreciated.
P.S. On my first 1998 Terry trailer, I replace the unglued vinyl floor and install myself a brand new
glued vinyl covering. I never cracked with the new installation. I do not know why the manufacturer do not glue the whole floor in the first place…..We do not lived all in Indiana where you do not get too many minus 35 degrees C.
Thanks for your help…
Jules
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when floor was installed a few months ago some of the tiles did no stick. im going to try a heat gun to see if they will seal tonight, the was somthing in packing about a glue strip to use if tiles don’t stick together where can i get this is a 300 sq foot room the restlooks good . HELP