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I recently found out about the TrafficMaster Allure resilient flooring at Home Depot. I have since done quite a bit of research on this product. It appears to be manufacutred by Halstead International, which appears to own MetroFlor, which appears to own Konecto. The Home Depot Allure product is their brand name for the same product but in a thinner version (4mm) than the Konecto product (6 & 12 mm). Home Depot currently only carries three patterns, but the Konecto line comes in a much wider and thicker range of wood grain patterns. Konecto is available online and through some flooring retailers. They claim to be coming out with a line of tile patterns as well sometime this spring or summer.

Here are some useful links: www.metroflorusa.com, www.knoectousa.com, http://forums.houseandhome.com/showthread.php?t=18503, http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?clip=/media/2007/01/25/video2397085.rm, http://www.mobilehomerepair.com/forums/read_thread.php?id=4703, and http://www.flooringmarket.com/Metroflor.html

Now my questions are: Does anyone have better info about when the tile patterns will come out and if Home Depot will carry them?

Also, one of the above forums had several complaints about the planks coming loose at the seams between planks. I have found no info about whether or not this problem was ever successfully resolved. Does anyone have an update on this problem?