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Trafficmaster Allure Oak Review
My husband, with no prior experience, installed the flooring in our bathroom. It looked beautiful! In the future when we have more money to spend on fixing up the house, I will defiantly get this flooring for the rest of the house. You will not be disappointed with this line!”
In late December we had a washing machine flood four rooms. The damage control was immediate and very effective in terms of dehumidifying the affected areas. We had to have the flooring removed in the laundry room and bathroom in order to effect proper drying.
When it came to replacing the flooring we were initially going to use under-laying with linoleum flooring on top. At Home Depot we were told about this “new” flooring material which was a peel and stick product. It was thick, didn’t require under-laying of any sort and was supposed to be easy to install. The brand was Allure and the style was Corfu.
It was installed in the first week of January 2010. Immediately a strong nauseating odor was noticeable. I thought “out-gassing in spades”. I opened the windows, closed the doors to other parts of the house and put towels under the doors.
Three months later it still stinks. There may have been a slight reduction in the intensity but that could be olfactory fatigue. Every time I enter those rooms anew I smell the stench.
It is a very nasty, chemical smell which reminds me of formaldehyde. I don’t think it is safe.
I called Home Depot who passed me on to Halstead. I have been in contact with Halstead 6 times. On the fifth time after getting no follow up emails to my concerns I got a customer service rep. who basically said we will refund your money for the tile but that is it. Our warranty says we are not responsible…… etc.etc. etc.
I said that was not acceptable and suggested that they were vulnerable to class action as I had a sneaking suspicion I wasn’t the only person affected by this nauseating stench.
It is my intention to send off samples to a lab to get an analysis of what is in the product. Reprocessed vinyl from China. Could be interesting.
I just wanted the flooring replaced with non-sickening materials. I don’t think I should have to pay for replacing a conspicuously defective product. That one customer service rep. trying to stonewall me… i.e “any one you talk to will tell you the same thing” really got up my nose. I now feel quite energized on the subject in a more publicly spirited way than I did previously.
I have the name of a Rick Taylor and his phone number who is their customer “director” which is not his official title. I was going to post the number but having not yet called it to confirm its accuracy I will wait.
Any business which is more interested in making sales than getting customers has the seeds of its own downfall.
So for Allure. I say ease of installation yes. I say appearance, so far so good. I say health and safety ummmm…… really good question.
I am trying to match the color we bought two years ago called light red oak. Do you know where I can get that color we are ready to do the adjoining room.