I just wanted to say thanks to this forum!
I read everything I could about Konecto flooring, Allure Traffic Master, and Armstrong vinyl wood plank flooring. I ended up going with the Allure (2nd choice...Konecto was my first choice, but for the price and this particular project I went with Allure). I put this flooring down in about 6 hours by myself in a ~180 sqft room.
I had done all the floor prep work the weekend before. I just vacuumed really well as I went along to keep the floor clean.
I chose the Brazilian Cherry Allure Traffic Master (because it matches my front door!) from Home Depot. I still have to put the trim around the edges, and a transition strip where it butts up to ceramic tile. But I think it turned out really nicely. It was pretty straight forward installing it. There was a bit of a learning curve in the beginning
...but then it went smoothly. I made sure to watch the patterns and picked from several boxes at a time. You can't see it, but there is a small gap around the edges that will be covered up by the trim once it's in place. I had heard to have a gap, and others have said no gap is necessary. I thought it would just be better to have a small gap just in case. I used a rolling pin as I went, and then a 100lb roller all over the floor once it was all installed.
Thanks for all of the advice, opinions, and comments!
Laura
Here are some pictures (we turned our formal dining room into my daughter's playroom. The last picture is a close up of the floor):
Thank you for sharing the job with us and the progress pictures.
