This DIY flooring gets a grip

Allure vinyl flooring comes in planks instead of the typical sheets or tiles. But what distinguishes it is the “grip strip”: You lay down the planks and align the strips—no adhesive required. Once the planks are down, you have up to 20 minutes to pull them apart and fix any gaps. What’s more, you can lay the flooring directly on top of an existing hard surface, according to the folks at Home Depot, exclusive marketer of Allure. The cherry, hickory, and oak finishes are reasonably convincing, though it’s unlikely you’ll mistake them for the real thing. The flooring (an inexpensive $1.69 per square foot) should be in all Home Depot locations by the end of April.—Celia Kuperszmid Lehrman

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[jackk black]

Allure is a great product, tough, easy care, clean with non-abrasive floor cleaner...all is required for installation is a utility knife, a tape measure....follow the tool listing on the back of the package...allure is flexible...tough....being flexible, rolling the in edges against each other gives a very tight fit and seams are almost invisible....and using a floor roller on the seams is recommended. I have been selling this product for HD for 2-3 years...and it is a hot product....scuffing is the only negative in most reviews from customers....most of the complaints from diy's have been few...remember that like a lot of flooring products are temparature sensitive. leave it in the house in cold weather, taking out of cold storage the same day will result in the strip not making good contact ..warm it up for a few days and install and enjoy......

[Debbie]

Is the "Allure" product safe? I have approx. 1000 sq ft. of concrete basement floor to install. Need to know about this product. My concerns are with mold / mildew / and chemicals used in this product.