We are considering using allure traffic master from home depot.I picked the color out country pine. looks so good I even bought a box just to play with and see if I like it. We do. so the question is what about rubber mats on the floor. It states on directions that rubber mats will discolor the floor, what mats don't have rubber under them? I want rugs on the floor as we would be doing kitchen,dinning, bath, and living room 700sqf. We do have dogs and small messy kids. We also live in a county setting with lots of dirt. I feel this is the best bet to do we could save so much on installation.Also I read that hot temperatures can effect it. I live in California and it get hot here. I do have day that heat up to 85 in the house before the air is turned on.I guess those are my biggest hesitations. for this product. I have read so much on this site I thought I should ask here for advice on these points even the long term use of theses planks and if anyone could share experience I would love to hear. Kristin