What is LVT (luxury vinyl tile)?
by Admin
Posted on 15-06-2023 08:47 PM
Vinyl flooring is an excellent choice for any homeowner looking to update their flooring without breaking the bank. It's durable, easy to clean, and comes in a variety of styles and colors. Although vinyl has been around for generations, today’s technology has created luxury vinyl tile with modern, trendy options that mirror natural stone and hardwood flooring with realistic-looking textures and great visual depth. And since vinyl flooring is well equipped for high moisture areas and high traffic areas, you really can have these attractive looks throughout your home, but with so many different types of vinyl flooring on the market, it can be overwhelming to choose the right one for your home.
Today’s vinyl tile has the look and feel of real ceramic or stone tile, for a more economical price. Vinyl tile is waterproof, so it won’t peel, crack or swell if it’s exposed to water, making it great for kitchens, bathrooms or laundry rooms. Vinyl tile is manufactured to exact dimensions, including thickness, to give the finished floor a uniform appearance. The flooring is available in a variety of colors, realistic textures and patterns. Precision-cut tile also makes replacing damaged tile easy. Luxury vinyl tile (lvt) offers the most realistic look and feel with all the benefits of vinyl.
What is vinyl roll?
Unlike vinyl planks and tiles, vinyl sheets come in rolls up to twelve feet wide and can be laid down in one fell swoop. Most people choose vinyl sheets for large areas of their homes because of its affordability and durability.
Vinyl flooring can be supplied in rolls, boards (or planks ) or tiles. These different products feature characteristics that make them suited to specific applications. Vinyl rolls (also known as vinyl roll flooring or vinyl sheet flooring ) may require seams, depending on the configuration of the room. They can be patterned, and some patterns are better than others at the hiding seams. Heat welded vinyl sheet flooring is often used in healthcare facilities. Vinyl boards or planks are typically manufactured to reproduce the appearance of hardwood floors. They tend to be extremely rigid and durable , although sharp, heavy objects may dent or puncture their surface.
What is the difference between LVT and laminate?
Thanks to its water-resistance, vinyl flooring is best for use in the bathroom, utility room, kitchen, conservatory, and hallway. Vinyl also has a slight texture on the surface - some are more textured than others - which offers slip-resistance. One of the few disadvantages of vinyl flooring is that the pattern repeat, like wallpaper, is approximately, 2x2m, so for larger areas you might see this repeat. The pattern repeat is not as obvious with laminate and lvt as the planks and tiles can be shuffled during installation. Whilst similar in appearance, there are a few key differences between lino flooring and vinyl :.
When people think of types of vinyl flooring they often assume vinyl rolls and linoleum are the same thing, but as we now know they are not! traditionally, vinyl flooring is available in rolls of predefined widths and lengths. Many styles are available from regular tile or wood, to more out there patterns and designs. Using vinyl rolls is very straight forward; you cut your piece, pick your underlay, lay it on a suitable base, and you’re done. Issues can occur if you have a large space; you may find you have seams in inconvenient places as you are limited by the width of the roll.