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Hi boomtown!

The Tundra is a laminate flooring so it is a hard board and you must use underlay on the floor and a saw to cut the planks. It is floating which means that it is not actually attached to the floor, each plank is attached to other planks. It is not waterproof.

Allure is resilient vinyl, it is flexible so easier to lay and get into tight corners and it can be cut with a utility knife. It is waterproof so you can use it in the bathroom unlike Tundra. Since my house is not temperature controlled, I actually think I am going with the antiqued Tudra but otherwise I would go with Allure for ease of install and waterproofing.

Oh, one more thing, if Allure gets damaged, you can cut out the area and drop down a new plank. With laminate, you need to take apart the whole floor.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | TrafficMaster Allure Vinyl Flooring
2/26/08 12:46 PM

Has anybody had this flooring in a home that is not temperature controlled and gets cold? What is your experience?

I was going to do most of my house in this flooring until I found out from the manufacturer that the house must be temperature controlled between 65 and 80. I am so dissapointed because my house does not have central heat and temp flunctuates.

I found it hard to believe that everybody is installing this in buildings that do not dip below 65, so I went to Home Depot and spoke with the flooring person. He enthusiastically told me that there is no temperature requirement. But since he had no experience with the flooring, I decided to heed the manufacturers warning.

He also told me that bumps in the subfloor will not show through the planks once installed, even if greater than 1/8 of an inch, so don't trust the Home Depot people to know what they are talking about with this product!

Also, the manufacturers rep said to use a scotch brite scrubber sponge dipped in mineral spirits to buff out the light colored scuffs that people have been talking about.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | TrafficMaster Allure Vinyl Flooring
1/17/08 5:46 PM