Trafficmaster Allure Resilient Vinyl Plank Flooring Review
| Installation, Laminate, Trafficmaster, vinyl |
“I installed Trafficmaster Allure a week ago in my 
master bedroom of my third-floor condo (over concrete). Right away you smell a chemical-type odor, which I assumed was just from the adhesive — thinking it would go away after installation. Even with the windows open, in relatively low humidity and 70 degree temperatures, the odor is pretty nauseating that I’ve been unable to sleep in my room as of yet, and I hate even going in there quickly to get something — that’s how awful the odor is. If it doesn’t go away soon, I’m going to have to pull it out, throw the $450 I paid for it down the drain, and just install carpet.
However, it does look good, and it was simple to install the pieces that didn’t require cutting; the other pieces were extremely tough to cut around door jambs, etc, using only a utility knife. If I would have known just how tough, I would have bought a tin-snipping tool or some other scissor-type tool for harder materials. I really hope the bad smell goes away!!!”
I would recommend some of the links above and on the side for other flooring types.
Trafficmaster Allure, Oak 6 In. x 36 In. Resilient Vinyl Plank Flooring Review.
My husband and I put traffic master product in our basement. Not easy to cut, lots of work to install. Main disappointment came when we spend hours and hours installing this stuff and now it lifts all over the place. We tried different types of glue and nothing works. If your floors are not PERFECTLY flat (ours had imperfection because of the concrete, floor dips to lead water towards the drain, etc.) – DON’T INSTALL THIS PRODUCT…..
What about installing over old ceramic tiles? Will the squares show through the new flooring?
Save your money. Installing is only the beginning. This flooring scratches and scuffs just by walking on it and it won’t come off. Try scratching a sample in the store with your fingernail. That’s what the whole floor will look like in less than a year.
I have recently installed this flooring throughout my home. Please tell me if the smell dissipated, and how long did it take. thanks
I installed this in my garage in the fall. I followed every direction, even using a 100 pound roller over the seams. The seams are coming undone on the whole thing. What a waste of money.
I am thinking about pulling out my trafficmaster tile because the smell is so bad after three weeks of opening windows, washing with vinegar, putting baking soda everywhere, burning candles. It looks good and was easy to install but the smell is making me sick.
Please call the company at 1-866-843-8453 and report any problems you have to them.
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I just moved into a house that has grey Trafficmaster Allure flooring in the kitchen. It does look decent, not great. I believe it was installed about 6 months ago. The strong chemical odor is terrible! We’ve tried airing out the house which helps a little. We’ve also tried washing it several times with Pine-Sol, but then the house just smells like Pine-Sol and toxic chemicals. As soon as I can afford it, I’m going to rip it out and put tile down.