Luxury vinyl flooring (LVF) is resilient flooring that is composed of luxury vinyl tile and luxury vinyl planks. It loosely relates vinyl-based flooring materials which resembles natural material by the use of realistic pictures or images. These tiles and planks look like the real thing and are indistinguishable.
Here are some common chararacteristics of luxury vinyl flooring:
Imitation of natural material
These vinyl flooring can have two forms. It can either imitate stone such as marble, slate or travertine, or it can imitate wood just like oak, pine, teak, maple or etc.
Plank-shape
Another characteristic that can be used to distinguish LVFs from other vinyl flooring types is its individual pieces' shape. Ordinary vinyl floorings are typically square with dimensions twelve inches by twelve inches or sixteen inches by sixteen inches. LVFs often simulate solid wood floorings and usually it is in plank shapes. Its size sometimes vary but the general size of which is narrow and long typically seven inches wide and forty-eight inches long.
Composition
The composition of luxury flooring can be either hundred percent vinyl or a mixture of vinyl and limestone. Any wood-like LVF are made from all vinyl. Stone-like LVFs may have stone compositions. For example one LVF brand may be seventy-five percent limestone and the remaining percent is vinyl. The base layer in this composition is the limestone and vinyl being on top so you actually are walking and looking at the vinyl layer.
Actually, there's no difference between luxury vinyl tiles and traditional ones in layer number but the thickness of the layers is the only factor that varies. Both types of floorings have 4 layers and these are:
1. Aluminum oxide-based layer. This layer is the topmost layer of the vinyl flooring. This layer prevents shoe scuffs and light scratching.
2. Clear film. This layer actually protects against hard damages such as tears and rips.
3. Design layer. This layer is the image print of either wood or stone.
4. Backing layer. Bottom layer is the backbone of the flooring that gives its solidity and structure. This layer comprises ninety percent of the thickness of the flooring.
Since LVFs are more expensivs than other traditional floorings, there are cheap floorings that are also available that comes in different finishes and styles. They come with a good resistance, durability, insulation and slip resistance properties which is suitable for bathroom floorings, kitchen and lounges. It has multiple layers for sronger tear and wear resistance and also it adds comfort to your house just like other expensive vinyl floorings.
Joseph works for Remland Carpets, an award winning flooring company. Remland Carpets specialise in all domestic and commercial work including schools, healthcare, industrial flooring and cheap vinyl flooring.
