It’s a premium
product without the premium price! Luxury vinyl flooring (LVF) has
everything a shopper could want, from affordability to easy upkeep
and more. This could be your perfect flooring solution, so please
continue reading to learn more.
With realistic,
inspired-by-nature wood, stone, and tile images available in an
extensive color palette and pattern connection, we're now seeing this
in every room in the house. Photographs are taken with digital
photography, so they're clear and vibrant with knots, swirls, grains,
and veining variations in view. Colors and patterns seem to pop.
Features like micro
beveling and embossing add depth, dimension, and textured
appearances, including wire-brushed, hand scraped, weathered, and
distressed. Since LVF follows industry trends, you can get anything
from gray wood look floors for a farmhouse-style kitchen to
marble-like surfaces for the bath. Ceramic tile pieces, which can be
mixed and matched, include chevrons, herringbones, filigree, and
encaustic-style patterns.
The material can be cut
into vinyl plank flooring to mimic hardwood or groutable squares, LVT
flooring, to echo stone and wood. Some use plank for stone looks
because they feel the large format gives a more continuous look like
quarried stone slabs. Still, others think the extra seams add to the
realism.
When something is
waterproof, that means it is impervious to liquid. It's constructed
of waterproof materials and has the capability from bottom to top,
meaning it can be submerged or spilled on. All vinyl is durable but
accurate LVF measures at least 8 to 12--mm and is layered with a top,
clear melamine coating that protects the floor from scratches and
scuffs. While wear layers come in a range of thicknesses, you may
want 20-mils if you're installing in a busy, heavily trafficked room.