Vinyl Flooring
Vinyl flooring has been around for a long time. The oldest type of vinyl, linoleum, has been in existence for over 150 years! If you haven't seen the new styles and colors in vinyl, you may be in for a surprise. Technology has changed the look, texture, feel and durability of laminate and vinyl flooring. These are not your mother's vinyl floors.
Sophisticated patterns and colors help create floor art for any room. Ideal for high traffic areas and pets, the durability of a wood laminate or a creatively patterned luxury vinyl floor can turn functional into memorable.
HOM World Floor and Rugs offers a wide selection of options including luxury vinyl tiles, planks and wide rolls of this latest surface technology. New laminate and luxury vinyl floors are up to 5 times more durable than the typical polyurethane surface.
Vinyl is the name given to products like linoleum, vinyl, rubber and similar products because of the flooring's solid nature and its ability to flex or "give" a little when walked on. What we used to call sheet vinyl now comes in interesting designs and 12-foot widths which eliminates seams.
Vinyl flooring can now deliver the look of upscale ceramic, wood and intricate designs in stone and marble. You can get a full range of finishes and looks which are embossed and printed with such precision that they look and feel like the materials whose images they portray!
For protection, vinyl flooring is being made with urethane including aluminum oxide particles which are the same tough topcoat used in wearlayers for woods and laminate in recent years. This makes these new vinyl floors easy to clean up and resist scratching.
What is Luxury Tile?
Luxury tile is at the high end of vinyl flooring. It is high performance and high fashion. New designs in luxury tile include everything from contemporary colors, vivid brights, pearlized finishes and abstracts with soft patterns. Other looks are exotic and distressed woods, colored concretes and fossilized stone plus metallics, rich colors and wide planks!
Luxury tile can perform better than wood and stone! Luxury tile never needs refinishing, will not warp due to excessive water, resists scratches, remains quieter to walk on and is warm to the touch.
Where to use Vinyl Flooring
Vinyl can be installed just about anywhere, but especially in wet areas, children's or handicapped rooms where an easy-to-walk-on surface is a must. Also in niche areas like an entry or in areas where you don't want seams and want an easy-to-clean floor.
Vinyl Flooring Care
Vinyl flooring requires only basic maintenance. Spills and messes are easily wiped up. Regular sweeping and occasional damp mopping and washing with a manufacturer recommended non-abrasive cleaner will eliminate dust particles.
Stop in today at HOM World Floor and Rugs in Bloomington, Coon Rapids, Lakeville, Plymouth, Roseville, and Woodbury, and let our experts help you find exactly what you're looking for.
