How long will Vinyl flooring last?
Are you thinking of installing vinyl in your home? Before you make your final selection, you may want to consider the longevity of what you will be installing. Every material has pros and cons, and what you select is often at the intersection of affordability, durability, and aesthetics.
Vinyl flooring is generally considered to be a highly durable material. There are, however, important factors that determine how well your floor lasts over time. For instance, the quality of the material, how it was manufactured, and how well it was installed, will all impact the durability and life expectancy of your vinyl flooring.
What Are The Advantages Of Vinyl Flooring?
Vinyl flooring is popular for a reason. Let us take a look at some advantages of PVC flooring.
Affordable
The cost of flooring can easily balloon out of control for materials such as hardwood. If you are on a budget, vinyl flooring is a fantastic alternative. You can install luxury vinyl planks that are an exact replica of hardwood at a fraction of the cost of real hardwood floors. Luxury vinyl tiles, which closely mimic ceramic tiles or natural stone, are equally budget-friendly.
Easy-installation
Except for sheet vinyl, vinyl flooring products are generally easy to install. Many homeowners successfully DIY their vinyl flooring, especially when replacing floors in a small section of the house. Yet another way to keep money in your pocket!
Resilient and durable
Vinyl is categorized as resilient flooring. You can get years of service from your vinyl sheet, planks, or tiles with basic care and maintenance. The layered nature of this flooring makes it resilient against moisture, stubborn stains, and scratches. If yours is a busy household, you will find vinyl flooring to be a worthwhile investment. This waterproof flooring is the best choice for the kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, mudroom, and basement.
What Are The Disadvantages Of Vinyl Flooring?
The pros of vinyl flooring outweigh the cons. Let’s take a look at the main downsides of vinyl.
Quality control
Because of its popularity and demand, the market is flooded with all sorts of vinyl flooring products. Despite what manufacturers say, many of these products are substandard. The truth is it is so easy for homeowners to fall for marketing ploys and buy low-quality vinyl flooring. This is why you should thoroughly educate yourself on how to choose the right vinyl flooring.
Carbon footprint
Vinyl is not the most eco-friendly material, and this can be a concern for the environmentally cautious. The upside is that vinyl flooring lasts a very long time, minimizing the need to dispose of more plastic or use more to manufacture these floors.
Vinyl sheet is a highly durable material and if it is correctly installed and maintained, it can last for 10-20 years. Also, vinyl flooring tiles can be easily replaced when they are damaged as they come in individual pieces. Vinyl sheet flooring is a good choice for the bathroom, as a single vinyl sheet is used for the entire area which ensures no seams for water to seep through.
FAQ
How do you install vinyl flooring?
Vinyl flooring is so easy to install that you can have a whole new look to any room in your home in just one weekend. Exactly how to install your vinyl floor depends on the type of product you choose. And in the case of vinyl roll flooring, we recommend loose-lay installation up to 50m2, therefore, a knife and double-sided tape is all you need.
Can you use vinyl flooring in any room in your home?
Yes. Due to its water-resistance, durability, and ease of installation and maintenance, vinyl flooring can be installed in any room in your home.
Its water-resistance and durability make it a particularly good choice for bathrooms and kitchens. However, vinyl flooring is also a popular option for other rooms in the home, including living rooms and bedrooms.
How do you clean and maintain vinyl flooring?
Vinyl flooring is easy to clean and maintain. Sweeping, vacuuming and mopping are the simplest ways to keep the vinyl flooring free of dirt. Vinyl flooring is highly stain-resistant, thanks to its wear layer that protects the flooring from stains. Mild floor cleaners mixed with warm water can clean up tough stains on vinyl flooring.
Why Is Vinyl Flooring So Popular?
Undoubtedly, vinyl flooring is all the rage. Everyone from flooring manufacturers to floor installation experts and homeowners is raving about vinyl. But, vinyl flooring has been around for decades. Newer products, which very closely resemble hardwood, ceramic tile, and natural stone, are attracting considerable attention, and for a good reason.
Vinyl flooring is so popular because it is an extremely resilient yet affordable flooring option. Unlike hardwood, PVC flooring is scratch-resistant and waterproof, yet hardwood can cost double the cost of vinyl per square meter.
Aside from affordability and durability, new technology has enabled manufacturers to produce PVC flooring products that are super similar to real hardwood, stone, and ceramic tile. To the naked eye, it is hard to tell the difference between vinyl flooring and the real natural material, be it wood, ceramic, or stone.
Homeowners can now install exquisite, high-end-looking resilient vinyl flooring at a fraction of what it would cost to install hardwood floors.