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Hi Arolex,

We installed it on 2 concrete floor balconies that are not termperature controlled in Victoria BC Canada. The balcony that does not get direct sun is fine but the one that gets the hot morning sun has very significant gaps on the end seams where the sun hits it. This appears to be from the extreme change of hot sun to almost freezing that eventually opens up the gaps.

Given the fact that we were aware of the risk we are not dissatisfied. Given the price, convenience and alternatives available we are not considering changing it but it is not ideal in that situation.

Hello Plann.b,

We considered Ikea's Tundra and it was a close second choice, but by the time you add up the underlay, extra time and difficulty to cut and instal, we thought the Allure came out cheaper. In spite of my comments to Arolex above I thnk that it is a much better choice for a balcony that is subject to high humidity and occasional moisture. Also now that it is installed we have gotten so many compliments as I think that it looks better. However that for us is our personal decision, I am not critiquing Tundra.

General comment,

We found that the Allure can be split between the 2 layers at the edges and trimmed to change the orintation of the overlap. That way we could change the direction of the planks between the bedrooms and the hallways while maintaining the continuity of the floor. It is a bit time consuming but the end result looks perfect.

Teeman,
We installed it on our 2 balconies. On the balcony that gets morning sun some end joints have opened up to about 2mm. I think due to the extreme temperature changes. It doesn't worry us as we think that it just makes it look even more like real wood.

Regarding scratching comments. We also found that the Allure scratches easier than some other linos. It seems to be because it is a bit softer, which is a comfort benefit. For us empty nesters with no pets it is not a concern, but with kids or dogs I would concur with pmsued's comments.

Thanks to the comments on this forum, especially the cautions on getting the same run date, we have ordered the Allure to do our complete 1400 Sq ft condo.

I just learned that Konecto has just come up with a sound underlay to reduce sound transmission through the floor. I would like to do this to reduce the sound transmitted from my home theatre to the condo below. Has anyone put the Allure down with a type of sound underlay?