The numerous designs and special product properties make vinyl flooring a great universal floor covering for the whole house. A special surface treatment also ensures deceptively real wood and stone effects. Modern printing techniques make it possible to create structures that look and feel like wood but benefit from the properties of plastic.
Vinyl floors as a whole are resilient and elastic, non-slip and easy to clean. Vinyl floors with a wood-effect design are particularly suitable where wood would normally be unwise. Waterproof versions can be used in damp rooms such as bathrooms and kitchens. In addition, they are insensitive to scratches and even suitable for underfloor heating. Modern vinyl floors are pleasantly warm, quiet as well as antibacterial, allergy-friendly and easy to clean.
Vinyl flooring up to 2 mm thick, for every requirement
Vinyl with a low installation height is perfect when you want to fit it under doors without sanding or rehanging. Plus, the wide range of designs in particular makes vinyl flooring the ideal flooring for every interior style. Whether it’s wood effects like silver oak and grey pine or modern tile imitations, vinyl floors can do it!
Install vinyl flooring up to 2 mm thick
Vinyl flooring can be installed wherever there is a solid subfloor. However, 2 mm vinyl flooring is not recommended to be laid directly onto existing floor coverings or old tiles and parquet. Here, you should install Silent Stick separately, which is ideally suited for dry construction and floor renovations with dry screed. Alternatively, the vinyl planks can be classically glued. This requires a tiled subfloor. In general, no materials other than good tools such as a cutter knife and a spirit level or steel angle are needed to install a 2 mm vinyl floor.
The 7 most frequently asked questions about Vinyl Flooring
Vinyl flooring is a very robust and particularly easy-to-clean floor covering. The plastic content makes the tiles elastic, waterproof and warm underfoot, making it a pleasant alternative to tiles. With either the clicking or gluing installation techniques, vinyl flooring is great for almost all applications. It’s also one of the most renovation-friendly floor coverings because of its low installation height, starting at 2mm. More information about vinyl flooring.
Design flooring originally described a multi-layer adhesive vinyl flooring. Today the term is used to mean any type of flooring that features a design such as wood, stone or an abstract pattern, and made from any mix of materials and construction methods.
First you need to choose between clicking and gluing. Most people today install vinyl by clicking. The click connection locks each individual plank to the next. Because there is no adhesion to the subfloor, it is also called floating installation. Here you will find everything you need to know about installing vinyl click flooring. Adhesive vinyl flooring is being used more and more in private homes. In this case, vinyl flooring is glued to a levelled subfloor using a special vinyl adhesive. Adhesive vinyl can also be glued dry. Here we explain the 4 different gluing techniques.
These are some super-common mistakes made when installing a vinyl floor
Not following installation instructions
Not checking the subfloor properly
Not acclimatising the material
Using the wrong footfall sound insulation or underlay
Installation errors in the first rows
Forgetting or incorrectly setting expansion joints
To be sure, take a look at the installation instructions for your vinyl floor. Just because an impact sound insulation says "for vinyl flooring" on it, doesn't make it the appropriate underlay for your floor. If you try to reuse your old insulation from laminate, you risk damaging the floor. Read more about the right impact sound insulation for vinyl here.
Yes, as far as the vinyl content of the floor is concerned. This means that a solid vinyl floor for clicking and also gluing is absolutely waterproof. If a material such as a moisture-sensitive HDF core is added, the vinyl floor is no longer waterproof. You should be aware of this when choosing vinyl flooring for damp rooms such as the bathroom. You can find waterproof vinyl flooring here.
One of the main reasons vinyl flooring is so popular is how easy it is to maintain. Vacuuming and damp mopping is usually enough to clean it. Heavier stains can be removed with PU cleaner. Despite the tough outer layer, dust, dirt and small stones can scratch the vinyl in the long run, so we recommend a full care product, to forms a protective film. This makes vinyl care easier and protects your floor from small scratches.
Our FAQ section contains answers to these and many other questions regarding Vinyl Flooring. If you have any further questions, we are happy to assist you.
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