Vinyl Flooring - Furniture & Carpet Source, Akron Ohio
Vinyl Flooring
Furniture & Carpet Source carries the major vinyl flooring lines;
Very sophisticated manufacturing techniques are now used to make vinyl flooring. Manufacturers can create extremely realistic looking often three dimensional patterns that rival the look of such natural materials as ceramic and slate. Most vinyl flooring utilizes some type of top wearlayer resulting in a very tough and easy to keep clean floor surface.
Stop by Furniture & Carpet Source for a look at the latest in vinyl flooring.
Vinyl Floor Construction
There are basically two vinyl construction types:
- 1Inlaid construction with solid coloured vinyl chips.
- Rotogravure construction which involves a printing process to achieve the design.
Wearlayers
Most vinyl flooring is now constructed with a durable top wearlayer. The thickness of the wearlayer will vary with each vinyl style, and is generally measured in mils of thickness. The more expensive vinyl floors usually have thicker wearlayers.
The quality of the wearlayer contributes to:
- Ease of cleaning of vinyl floors.
- The floors ability to withstand abrasion.
- The floors resistance to staining.
- The life expectancy and appearance retention of a floor.
Each manufacturer has their own specially formulated wearlayer. Generally speaking urethanes are the most popular. Urethane type wearlayers are found on most better quality vinyl floors. Some manufacturers apply a special coating to the top urethane surface to improve stain resistance.
Lower priced vinyl floors often have some type of PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride) wearlayer, which protects the underlying pattern from being damaged by wear. These floors will generally be tougher to clean up things like scuff marks, and they may stain easier.
Installation
A proper installation is very important towards the final appearance and performance of a vinyl floor. The process of installing a vinyl floor is very involved and should be handled by a professional.
Furniture & Carpet Source can arrange a professional installation for you. Furniture & Carpet Source uses only trained installers to insure your total satisfaction and maximize the performance of your floor.