Hi, We have kids, dogs, and a pool we go in and out of from our living room. We want to know which kind of flooring to put in. We currently have carpet over concrete slab and we want wood or wood look. We are hoping to spend less than $3 per sq ft. We have looked at Allure but are worried about putting vynl in a somewhat upscale house for resale value and also about the scuffs that I have been reading about. We looked at Novalis planks, but we would have to smooth out our floor and same consideration for resale. We are also considering laminate and engineered wood. Which would be the best option for us with water, and lots of dog and kid traffic? Thanks, Becky

Yes, I just installed it in our back entryway. I love it! It's beautiful. It went down SO fast! And I think the beveled edges are better because I don't freak out over seams (you see them anyhow). I think they are beautiful! Don't worry about the streaks i the photo. Me (and the dog) had tracked some drywall dust through and I did a very poor job of wiping it up :) I was planning to install this in the living room, but I stumbled across a pallet of prefinished oak at Restore for less than the Allure, and I couldn't pass up that deal. I have installed the Allure flooring in 6 bathrooms, a kitchen and now this little project. This new Allure Plus is my current favorite, though this Travertine look I put in the last bathroom comes in a close second (It is not the "plus" version)

Don't know what other people are experiencing with the Trafficmaster floor tiles but I'm very satisifed with the product. You can install it/float it right over top the existing vinyl floor as I did.The original vinyl flooring in the kitchen was shot but i did not want to tear it all up and looked for alternatives and found this product. I watched a few youtube videos on installing the flooring and followed the advice about laying it carefully. I used a 4" Caster wheel available at Home Depot to apply strong pressure and roll the joints with and it worked great and after the job was finished, I returned the caster wheel for my money back. It seems wise to install the flooring at the median temperature that the floor will be most of its life to reduce any gaps from expansion, contraction, etc. and leave a tiny gap around the edges of the walls and counter bases so it can breath a bit. I left about a 1/8" gap. You can cover that gap with something like shoe molding. I installed the 12" x 36" Cyprus tiles for a total of about 250 dollars. i have lived with it for over a year now and I love it. Clean it with a wet rag or damp mop. If you get right down on the floor and inspect it all VERY closely you may find a few gaps between some tiles but they aren't even large enough to stick a credit card into.I have not had any lifting in ANY location. I have shown the floor to many folks and they like it a lot and others plan to try it in their homes.I do not know how it will perform on a cold concrete floor but it has performed beautifully in my kitchen.

No I do not have a moisture barrier in our crawl space. The issue is that the manufacturer installation instruction says the subfloor must be a least 18inch from the ground. Ours subfloor is 34inch from the ground. Our neighbor also installed the same flooring in 2008 on concrete over 2500 sq. ft. of trafficmaster allure flooring in there home. They decided this yr to remove the trafficmaster and install ceramic tile. When removing the allure flooring there was mold and moisture collecting under there flooring also. They promote that TrafficMaster can be installed over any type of floors with little or no prep work. They only exclude carpet and outdoor installation. Our home was built in 1957 with tongue and groove floors. Over the years it has been covered with carpet/vinyl/click-lock laminate floors/peel and stick. We inherited the home in 2007 and completely renovated from leveling/insulation/sheetrock and all new wiring it like starting over again. We have been told that the tongue flooring must be removed to the subfloors. TrafficMaster can not be installed over tongue groove. But Home Depot will tell you It Can! and will sale it to you all day long! and to bad if it destroys your subfloors or collects moisture and grows mold.