allure vinyl flooring

[Runestone]

I need to put some flooring in my home office. I was wondering if anyone has used this type of flooring? It's a vinyl self adhesive flooring. I really don't feel like putting down laminate in this room because of the 'noise' factor. However, since I have dogs, and the office chair, etc. that might scratch the floors, maybe this isn't the best product?

[salmonslayer]

Have you thought about 12" linoleum squares? They are easy to lay and extremely durable.

[Kmac15]

We have it in our master bathroom and like it OK. Have had it for about 6 years. It was easy to install, even when the tub flooded it held up well. One complaint is in the last year or two it has shrunk a bit, leaving a slightly larger "gap" between the tiles but you have to look close to see it.

We did follow the directions on the product and applied the floor conditioner before laying the tile, we believe this is why we have not had any tile lift.

[trolldollkim]

We installed about 1000 sq ft of the allure wood planks that adhere to each other about a year ago and I love it. It was super easy to install, and has held up fairly well with our three boys 12, 10 and 2. We have a decent amount of scratches already but all of them are from the 2 year old pushing things around the house. It has held up better than I thought in moisture prone areas, and I have even done a few repairs in some areas.

[NeHomesteader]

We just put the Allure flooring down in our bathroom,dining room and utility room. We used the wood plank flooring for the bathroom and now I wish we would have used that in the others also. Looks real and very easy to care for. The 12x12 squares we put in the other rooms,we like it but it does look pretty modern. It goes down really easy and wears extremely well. We used it in the rooms with the most moisture. Really durable stuff. The best part is it is a floating floor so if you want to change it eventually it is all in 1 piece.

[jen74145]

Subbing.

[Hank]

Marie and I put the allure flooring in our den last year. The den was a carport that is now enclosed so the floor is cement. The Allure was very easy to put down and has held up very well with a lot of traffic and two house dogs that sometimes have "accidents" on the floor. We used the "wood plank" look and many guest have thought it was a real hardwood floor. It is even textured to feel like wood.
Easy to clean and doesn't scratch easily make it a good choice IMHO.

Hank
http://www.doublemfarmandchuckwagon.webs.com

[Runestone]

Thanks for the replies. It's always nice to have some first hand experiences

[Bret4207]

Just make sure the surface you'll lay it on is as smooth as you can get it and put a good finish on it. I forget what I used, but I think it was water based poly. Seal the subfloor and things work better.