Vinyl Flooring For Your Home?
Vinyl Flooring has really turned a corner in the flooring industry, but is it right for your home? Today, we will discuss all of the great things about Vinyl flooring, explain how it is made and give you a better understanding of this incredible flooring option.
Great things about Vinyl Flooring:
- Cost Effective
- Easy to Clean
- Thousands of different designs as well as hardwood and tile alternatives that are unbelievable
- DIYers Dream Flooring
- Very easy installation
- Incredibly Durable and Practical
- Great Warranties
The Drawbacks:
- Lower quality vinyls may look less than authentic when compared to the real thing
- You can’t refinish them
- Not always great for VOCs
How is it made?
Vinyl for flooring has an intricate manufacturing process. They are made from a mixture of vinyl resin and other additives. This process allows for any design, style, color, or texture that you can possibly imagine. Varying types of vinyl are concocted by adding different chemicals to the mix, and once they are added to the vinyl resin the mixture becomes a vinyl compound, and is first in a form that looks like small pellets of plastic. These pellets can then be made into any type of vinyl flooring whether plank, tile, or traditional sheet vinyl flooring.
So why should I buy Vinyl over other flooring options?
Vinyl is one of the most versatile flooring options on the market. You can get it as expensive as high quality hardwood flooring or as cheap as linoleum. Be warned though with vinyl, like most home products you get what you pay for. The higher the prices the better the quality as with all consumer products. It is durable and very resistant to staining and scratching. Overall it is an amazing flooring option that should be considered for any application.
I hope this helps you in deciding on whether vinyl flooring is right for you and your lifestyle. As always thank you for reading and please leave any comments or questions pertaining to vinyl below, and i will do my best to respond as quickly as possible.