Regarding the Allure Flooring: I can't be of too much help with regard to temps. just yet. It was just installed in our 16 Scamp last week, but the trailer is spending the next four months up in Princeton, MN, covered up and outside. I will tell you there are two places were the floor curves upward. Underneath the sink/stove cabinet and on the backside between the two benches. Heat (like a hair dryer will make the planks more pliable to make those curves) In the case of the backside, the strip of rat fur was removed and a metal edging put in its place. Barb/Mpls
PS: Home Depots typically have color samples you can use to match up with trailer. What we didn't know was it was a special order item. Having it in stock is not the norm.
mspgaff, it's been on the chilly side for a while now. Not one of those warm (and dark and gloomy) winters, thank goodness. Let us know how it comes out next May, eh? Thanks!
Any news on how this holds up over the winter and summer? I know there are a few choices out there now regarding "snap together" style planks, some of which are completely vinyl. What scared me away was their specific warnings: http://www.mydiygenius.com/articles/how-to-install-trafficmaster-allure-...
You cannot install allure in solariums/sunrooms, over carpets, or any exterior application including seasonal porches, camping trailers and boats.
It then also mentions direct sunlight, heat and cold restrictions... etc etc... Literally sounds like they say "please don't do exactly what you are posting here".
As resilient as claims sound across this forum, the link above makes it sound weaker than balsa. Anyone have any other brand/type flooring recommendations?
All of mine are still going, one over 10 years now and it has been in a cold winter climate for most of those 10 years. Never have heard anyone give any feedback that they've had any problems from the things in their info. Probably just CYA for legal purposes.
I can vouch for Gregs statement with me doing the test.... I submerged it in water for about a week with a rock to hold it underwater and there was no difference in the structure of it....
The older years back flooring would turn to oatmeal..... not the Allure stuff.
I need to do this job someday
Hi Greg...... the nights are starting to get better and hopefully summer is behind us
I know this thread is somewhat dated, but I have a couple of questions about this type of flooring. I'm looking for installation hindsight and feedback on the flooring, in general.
I just picked up 3 boxes of the TrafficMaster vinyl plank flooring. Home Depot guy confirmed that it used to be Allure, but it's now called Traffic Master. I mentioned that I was going to install the flooring in my trailer and he got a little animated.
HD guy told me that you can't do that with a floating floor and It would need to be completely glued down. The floor will slide from trailer movement and eventually begin to buckle. When I told him that several owners on this website had positive experiences with out gluing down the floor, he speculated that after a couple of years of use, that's probably changed.
There's no way I'm going to use glue if I don't have to. The previous owner of my trailer applied a large amount to the flooring that I just removed. When I removed the vinyl planks, chunks of the Scamp chipboard flooring came up with it. In the process of putting in a new 1/4" underlay.
Whomever you ran into at HD just didn't have experience with RVs. I've put in about 4 of these floors in Scamps and they're still fine some over 10 years. Never would glue one of these, and that is one of the big advantages.
I do mine wall to wall, lifting the benches, etc. which secures them when the benches are screwed back down. When you put the floor in you need to really get the seams tight before pressing them in place.
Regarding the Allure Flooring: I can't be of too much help with regard to temps. just yet. It was just installed in our 16 Scamp last week, but the trailer
is spending the next four months up in Princeton, MN, covered up and outside. I will tell you there are two places were the floor curves upward. Underneath the sink/stove cabinet and on the backside between the two benches. Heat (like a hair dryer will make the planks more pliable to make those curves) In the case of the backside, the strip of rat fur was removed and a metal edging put in its place. Barb/Mpls
PS: Home Depots typically have color samples you can use to match up with trailer. What we didn't know was it was a special order item. Having it in stock is not the norm.
mspgaff, it's been on the chilly side for a while now. Not one of those warm (and dark and gloomy) winters, thank goodness. Let us know how it comes out next May, eh? Thanks!
Any news on how this holds up over the winter and summer? I know there are a few choices out there now regarding "snap together" style planks, some of which are completely vinyl. What scared me away was their specific warnings:
http://www.mydiygenius.com/articles/how-to-install-trafficmaster-allure-...
It then also mentions direct sunlight, heat and cold restrictions... etc etc... Literally sounds like they say "please don't do exactly what you are posting here".
As resilient as claims sound across this forum, the link above makes it sound weaker than balsa. Anyone have any other brand/type flooring recommendations?
All of mine are still going, one over 10 years now and it has been in a cold winter climate for most of those 10 years. Never have heard anyone give any feedback that they've had any problems from the things in their info. Probably just CYA for legal purposes.
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I can vouch for Gregs statement with me doing the test.... I submerged it in water for about a week with a rock to hold it underwater and there was no difference in the structure of it....
The older years back flooring would turn to oatmeal..... not the Allure stuff.
I need to do this job someday
Hi Greg...... the nights are starting to get better and hopefully summer is behind us
Joe & Linda
New River, Arizona
2013 Casita SD 17'
Our camping season is upon us!
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I used the Tarkett sheet years ago- Glueless method - Just something else to consider-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDUD36VPD_U
Wow! This is sooooo weird! I picked up a little sample of Allure vinyl plank flooring at Home Depot just this afternoon. Must be popular flooring!!
Tioga George
I know this thread is somewhat dated, but I have a couple of questions about this type of flooring. I'm looking for installation hindsight and feedback on the flooring, in general.
I just picked up 3 boxes of the TrafficMaster vinyl plank flooring. Home Depot guy confirmed that it used to be Allure, but it's now called Traffic Master. I mentioned that I was going to install the flooring in my trailer and he got a little animated.
HD guy told me that you can't do that with a floating floor and It would need to be completely glued down. The floor will slide from trailer movement and eventually begin to buckle. When I told him that several owners on this website had positive experiences with out gluing down the floor, he speculated that after a couple of years of use, that's probably changed.
There's no way I'm going to use glue if I don't have to. The previous owner of my trailer applied a large amount to the flooring that I just removed. When I removed the vinyl planks, chunks of the Scamp chipboard flooring came up with it. In the process of putting in a new 1/4" underlay.
Whomever you ran into at HD just didn't have experience with RVs. I've put in about 4 of these floors in Scamps and they're still fine some over 10 years. Never would glue one of these, and that is one of the big advantages.
I do mine wall to wall, lifting the benches, etc. which secures them when the benches are screwed back down. When you put the floor in you need to really get the seams tight before pressing them in place.
Our Trailers:
2015 19 Escape
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