Posted by Anne_ND on June 01, 2008 at 17:53:01:
Brenda,
Yes, it’s allure. Thanks for the tips about keeping it dust-free. I paid about $1.68. And I appreciate the info about boxes and lots being pretty similar. I got the maple floors.
I’ll let you know how it works out.
Anne
returning to the flooring issue… - Posted by Anne_ND
Posted by Anne_ND on June 01, 2008 at 05:42:59:
I recently bought a bunch of newer, but vacant MHs that need the typical things that recently-vacated homes need: carpet, paint, a little cosmetic carpentry.
I went to Home Depot to talk about flooring, thinking I would get some green-back laminate for all the reasons that folks here have stated. I was shown a different (supposedly newer, supposedly only at HD) product. It has a 25-year warranty, is water-proof and needs no underlayment. The pieces look like laminate, but are flexible, and they stick together by sticky overhangs, rather than snap together. You can put it down and it floats like laminate (less expansion means smaller, cheaper edging). If one piece gets damaged, you can pull up that piece by unsticking it, and put a new piece down. You make the overhangs sticky again by using a hair dryer.
I ended up buying this stuff to try in one house. They suggested it could also be used in kitchen and baths. It looks very similar to laminate- various wood types, and cost a few cents more per square foot to the same for green-backed laminate plus underlayment (retail, not wholesale or leftovers). If I like it I’ll try to get a volume deal.
Anybody else trying it? I didn’t see mention of it in the most recent flooring thread.
Anne
the floor looks very good - Posted by Anne_ND
Posted by Anne_ND on June 06, 2008 at 17:44:03:
Not quite as fabulous as laminate, but darn close.
Anne
Re: returning to the flooring issue… - Posted by Celeste-fl
Posted by Celeste-fl on June 03, 2008 at 15:30:49:
I checked them out today at H.D. and the guy said they are great and everybody loves them.I.m going to try them on a unit next week. Thanks for the heads up.
Re: returning to the flooring issue… - Posted by Chris
Posted by Chris on June 01, 2008 at 11:42:29:
Haven’t seen that. Depending on how many trailers you’ve bought,
ordering a container of Toklo laminate might work for you too. I’m
mulling buying one for a rehab park I just purchased. It’s made from a
different type of wood than regular laminate and is more water
impervious than the green-backed laminate. You can get the high-
end 14mm stuff for less than a buck after shipping and it’s delivered
straight to your park. You have to order a good amount though. I love
this site. Anyone with a bunch of mobiles can benefit.
Check out the container granite slabs too. I had previously never
considered this in a mobile, and probably still wont, but the price is
more or less the same as regular countertops. Might work for the
nicer doublewides.
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Re: returning to the flooring issue… - Posted by Brenda (OH)
Posted by Brenda (OH) on June 01, 2008 at 12:26:31:
Anne,
this is probably the allure flooring that I have used.
about $1.89/sq ft? I have used it in three bathrooms, and in front of 5 exterior doors, and in front of a kitchen sink. no complaints from the 2 buyers yet. Some of it has been installed for more than 6 months.
it is mostly ok, easy to score and bend, or I cut it with my fein multimaster. I think I even cut it on the compund miter saw, but it may have melted it. You would have to try a scrap piece.
I found I really had to work to keep the glue seam area free of debris while installing. Lots of vacuuming, brushing off any loose material that formed by cutting with the tools, etc.
If you get much of anything on the glue strip, it tends to come loose there. I even had to consider how I stored the boxes, since there is just a layer of paper that lays between the boards, and dust can get in the box if it is not a full box.
I have had to go back and use contruction adhesive in a few spots to keep some edges down.
it is water proof, I had a roof leak, and the water laid on top, did not leak through it at all.
It seems to cope with slope changes in floor pretty well, and seams where I replaced wood, if I used floor leveler to get it close to flat. Didn’t need it perfect.
it is less shiny than regular laminate, I notice that because I used it in front of kitchen sink, and by exterior doors, but with the metal seam strips, it is not too jarring.
Some of it I had plastic 6mil sheeting under because the rest of the floor had it down for the regular laminate, other places I installed it straight onto repaired subfloor. No difference so far. But only 3 homes done so far.
I do like that I have not had to watch lot numbers too much, the color is pretty regular, and I can run and get an extra box to finish a job, and so far, not able to see where started new box next to older lot.
Brenda
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