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Resilient flooring – Tough, Beautiful, Affordable
Resilient flooring products are all about versatility. Whether you’re looking for something beautiful to compliment a stunning banquet room or something durable and cost-effective to cover a school lunchroom, there’s a resilient solution that can meet your specific needs. Just to clear it up, resilient flooring is defined as a non-textile floor that provides underfoot comfort and characteristically bounces back from repeated traffic or compression. The Resilient flooring category includes vinyl sheet flooring, vinyl composition tile (VCT), luxury vinyl tiles and planks, linoleum, rubber, cork, and other types of synthetic flooring. Resilient flooring comes in both roll and tile form. And it comes in the color, shape, and size you’re looking for. Check out these resilient flooring options:

The vinyl sheet flooring offered today is the product of years of advancements in manufacturing technology and design capabilities. Sheet vinyl flooring is typically offered in 6’ and 12’ widths with products for both the professionally installed and do-it-yourself installations. A word of caution though – installing a vinyl sheet floor is a very exacting process that requires excellent skills for cutting and seaming, and knowledge about what the flooring is being installed over. Professional installation by a reputable flooring dealer is highly recommended and may save you money in the long run. If the area to be covered is wider than the flooring material, seaming will be necessary and it needs to be pointed out that certain patterns hide seams better. For example, seams will typically be less visible in tile patterns with grout lines. Vinyl sheet provides the perfect flooring solution for many areas because of its low cost, durability, and easy maintenance. Couple this with the beautiful array of available styles and colors and easy installation/removal and you’ve got a truly superior flooring option.

The primary raw material in VCT is limestone which is a natural, highly abundant ingredient. Vinyl and color pigments are added to provide product flexibility and design. The tiles are typically manufactured in 12” x 12” squares and can be used in a wide range of color and design combinations to create unique, custom effects. VCT is a highly popular choice due to its low cost and aesthetic offering. In fact, vinyl composition tile accounts for more square footage than any other category of resilient flooring. Millions of square feet of this well-known product have been installed in retail stores supermarkets, hospitals, and schools. It is also a very popular do-it-yourself product since it is easy to handle and install.

These products are different from vinyl composition tile (VCT) in that they typically have a much higher vinyl content for superior embossed like surfaces and performance. The Luxury Vinyl Tile reference relates to the exceptional visuals that replicate natural stone, wood, concrete, metal, and other materials. Many of these products such as the wood designs are made in plank form to enhance the look of the finished installation.

Invented in the 1860s – with a number of improvements since then – linoleum as a floor covering has been largely replaced with vinyl flooring which has similar properties of flexibility and durability, but which has greater brightness and translucency. Linoleum is experiencing a revival in popularity, due to its natural ingredients and environmental properties. Included in these natural ingredients are linseed oil, wood flour, and limestone, cork, and tree resins.

It’s not your grandmother’s linoleum anymore! These days, linoleum floors have a whole new image: colorful, fashionable and environmentally friendly. Armstrong linoleum flooring is available in wide range of colors and patterns – from traditional marbled patterns to contemporary flecked designs or graphic patterns. You can also find linoleum flooring in warm earth tones that highlight its organic qualities. Many homeowners like the fact that linoleum is made from natural materials, including linseed oil, recycled wood flour and limestone. These natural materials help to make linoleum anti-bacterial and biodegradable.

Linoleum flooring is very durable – that’s one of the reasons it was such popular flooring in the early- to mid-20th century. Homeowners knew when they installed a linoleum floor; it would stand the test of time. Today, durability is still a key feature of Armstrong linoleum floors. These floors are highly resistant to gouging and scratching, and they hold up well to heavy traffic. Linoleum flooring can last more than 40 years if it’s installed and maintained properly.

Linoleum is the granddaddy of flooring types. When vinyl sheet flooring came on the scene, many people thought vinyl was the “new” linoleum, but they are very different products. The major difference – then and now – between vinyl and linoleum is that vinyl is easier to clean. Depending on the foot traffic in the room where you want to install your linoleum floor, you may have to do more maintenance to keep your floor looking and performing at its best.

Linoleum is remarkably versatile and will complement any decorating style. If you have an older home, for instance, linoleum flooring can match the original period design. If you have a contemporary home, you can have your linoleum flooring custom-cut to make a bold fashion statement.

If you choose linoleum flooring, unless you have a lot of experience as a flooring DIY-er, don’t try to install it yourself. Hire a professional, Armstrong-certified installer who has the special tools and required training. Installing linoleum can be complicated, in part, because linoleum is stiffer and harder to work with than vinyl sheet and other flooring types.