Luxury Vinyl Plank & Tile
Explore the vinyl floor options for your home improvement and choose between vinyl sheet, luxury vinyl tiles, waterproof vinyl flooring or peel-and-stick floors.
What is Vinyl Flooring?
Vinyl flooring is made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), with various compounds added to modify the vinyl’s characteristics such as color, flexibility, hardness and sheen. Vinyl is an extremely popular choice for families with busy lives, pets, kids and want low maintenance.
Vinyl has become so popular that manufacturer’s have created styles and colors to mimic real hardwood, making it tough to distinguish between the two.
There are two main types of vinyl flooring, a vinyl roll flooring, also known as vinyl sheet flooring, and luxury vinyl tiles which consist of separate squares that come in different sizes. Great option for areas with high foot traffic, scratch resistant, and easy to clean.
Types of Vinyl Flooring
What type of vinyl flooring best suits your dream? In our flooring store we have a comprehensive range of vinyl floor options and flooring offers.
Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring (LVP)
Lux Plank is a luxury vinyl flooring tile type. It is a variety of stunning design that is made for recreating the look of authentic hardwood flooring with substantial thickness along with superior water and scratch resistance from the advanced protective coating, Urethane Plus.
Luxury Vinyl Tile Flooring
(LVT)
Lux Plank is a luxury vinyl flooring tile type. It is a variety of stunning design that is made for recreating the look of authentic hardwood flooring with substantial thickness along with superior water and scratch resistance from the advanced protective coating, Urethane Plus.
Waterproof Vinyl Tile
(Coretec)
This vinyl flooring type features a luxury vinyl top layer that includes a high definition image of wood or tile and resists chips and dents to guarantee a longer lifetime. The cork underlayment resists mold and mildew leaving the floor clean and healthy in your home.
Popular Vinyl Styles
Tones
Dark Tone
Dark Vinyl Flooring includes any style, any color and any surface type. One of the primary reasons to use vinyl in general is for its safety with water, but why dark? Aside from the fact that you may just like it, dark flooring can really benefit smaller rooms, helping them to feel larger..
Light Tone
A lighter floor would be your best choice if your room does not receive enough natural light. Another advantage of lighter floors is its ability to hide the presence of dust, dirt and pet hair compared to darker floors.
Appearance
Stone
Stone look vinyl flooring is a type of vinyl flooring that resembles stones like granite, terrazzo, or even concrete with craftsman dappling and striations built into the tiles. These vinyl tiles add beauty to any home or commercial area bringing the beauty of nature indoors at a fraction of the cost of natural stone.
Wood
Wood look vinyl flooring resembles the craftsmanship of wood, with knots and graining built into the vinyl. Color variations add depth and elevate the look of the whole room. The wood look vinyl comes in both thin and wide planks, as well as light and dark shades.
Shape
Plank
Vinyl plank flooring has a sturdy fiberglass backing to it, unlike vinyl sheet flooring, which needs to be rolled out there making any rigidity impossible.
Tile
Sheet vinyl comes on a large roll, similar to linoleum flooring. It is installed in one big sheet that covers your space, with no visible seams.
Benefits of Vinyl Flooring
Pros & Cons Of Vinyl Flooring
PROs
- Water Resistant
- Easy To Install
- Easy to Maintain
- Great High Foot Traffic Areas
- Scratch Resistant
CONs
- Synthetic Feel & Sound
- Not Repairable
- Not Biodegradable
- Durability dependent on thickness
Frequently Asked Questions
Vinyl flooring is made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), with various compounds added to modify the vinyl’s characteristics such as color, flexibility, hardness and sheen.
Laminate floors come in fiberboards (which is a wood product) and vinyl comes in sheets (rolls) and tiles (PVC material). This makes vinyl floors waterproof whereas laminate floors typically are not recommended for rooms where water is used.
Vinyl sheets and luxury vinyl tiles are waterproof. While vinyl sheets have fewer seams it is better suited for wet rooms whereas luxury vinyl tiles come as boards or tiles that are placed side by side, which results in many seams.
So, although the boards and tiles are waterproof, if not installed correctly, there is a risk of water seeping through the seams. It is therefore recommended to use a professional vinyl floor installer to ensure your vinyl floor is waterproof.
Vinyl tiles or luxury vinyl tiles consist of separate squares that come in different sizes, where normal vinyl floors come in big rolls. Vinyl luxury tiles makes the floor easier to handle and install in homes.
Most vinyl flooring or luxury vinyl tiles do not need an underlay. The vinyl floor rolls or luxury vinyl tiles are designed with a base layer, which makes the addition of underlay unnecessary. Your vinyl floor will only require an underlay if the surface underneath is uneven or has issues with moisture.
