Vinyl Floor Tiles

Vinyl Floor Tiles

When contemplating what flooring to go for in any room of your home, you should not make a final decision until you have considered vinyl floor tiles. If you want a look that has that “WOW” factor, but on the other hand is hard wearing and easy to maintain, then you need to read this article.

The term vinyl has in many terms a stigma attached to it; people perceive it as an unrealistic looking product that is used in bathrooms or kitchens as a cheap floor covering, however vinyl tiles, which are commonly and pertinently named luxury vinyl tiles are a different product altogether. Why? Let me explain...

Made from an extremely durable form of customised vinyl, vinyl tiles are designed usually in two different styles, as a wood plank effect to obviously replicate natural wooden flooring or a tile effect to replicate popular flooring styles like ceramic tiles, marble, limestone or slate. You may be asking yourself why not use the real thing, well there are many reasons why to go for vinyl tiles than the natural alternatives.

Firstly vinyl tiles are extremely hard wearing and durable, unlike natural flooring products, vinyl tiles will never split, crack or splinter. They are also very warm and quiet underfoot contrary to natural products such as ceramic tiles, even in the winter you don’t feel the cold on your feet with vinyl tiles or the sound of high heels walking on them.

Vinyl tiles are also very affordable if you shop around, various brands of vinyl tiles such as Karndean, Amtico and Polyflor to name but a few, have their own unique ranges but there are also lesser known brands out there, which are just as good a quality but for more than half the price of the big brands.

Individuality is all part and parcel with vinyl tiles, with so many designs available on the market, you can find a vinyl tile to go with any room and any decor in your home. Vinyl Tiles can also be very designer orientated, from installing design strips in between tiles to create an imaginative grouting effect or having a border running around the perimeter of your room to having big features in the centre of the room, vinyl tiles offer that bespoke look that no other flooring can replicate!

Also a great positive of vinyl tiles, is that they do not need a lot of maintenance, unlike wooden floors, which need sanding or ceramic floors which need repairing, vinyl tiles do the job with little maintenance. They are also very hygienic as they do not harbour dirt and bacteria.

To sum it up, vinyl tiles compared to other natural hard floors win hands down due to the numerous reasons stated in this article and should defiantly be considered if you are in the market for a new hard floor, the designs are endless and they will last for years. One last point to make is that when looking for vinyl tiles, the quality varies depending on the vinyl tiles wear layer, ensure you consider the wear layer as this will have a bearing on the guarantee as well as the cost, higher wear layers are best but can usually be more expensive, but they vary from 0.15mm – 1mm thick, for a domestic usage, a vinyl tile with a 0.3mm wear layer is more than adequate.