allure trafficMASTER

[66Overlander]

Hi all,
We are planning to get rid of the carpet in our '94 28' Excella this year. Right now it appears that we will be going with allure trafficMASTER from Home Depot. This seems like a very easy do it yourself floating floor system. I have searched the forums and not found too much on this flooring and thus have a few questions.

Did you put down an underlayment or put it directly on the plywood floor?

Did you put it lengthwise or crosswise? We are thinking crosswise.

Did you install breaks (thresholds) between the various areas of the trailer (e.g. between the bedroom and bath or kichen, etc.) to add more expansion joints? Or did you just install it end to end with no additional joints?

For those that installed it in the bath, did you remove the toilet and install it under, effectively fixing it at that point (i.e. it cannot "float" at that point), or did you trim it around the toilet? If the former, how does one reseal the toilet thru and additional thickness of flooring? If the latter, how did you cover the gap around the toilet base?

Likewise, did you do anything under the front goucho and side fold up tables to allow the floor to "float" in these areas? I am thinking I can cut a clearance hole thru the flooring and use some spacers to keep these items from being bolted tightly thru the flooring, if necessary.

For those that have had it installed for a season or two, how long have you had it and have there been any issues like buckling or gapping due to temperature changes or frame flex?

As for color choice, did you go with a lighter or darker color and why? The one we like best is darker, but most allure or laminate photo's on the forum seem to be of lighter colors. We are concerned if choosing dark will make the trailer seem dimmer at night when there is no natural light coming thru the windows.

Thanks in advance if you can answer any or all of these questions. We've got to make a choice soon as we need to get our order in for a special order allure color, so that we have it in time to install over the Memorial Day weekend.