Looking back to the bright May morning in 1926 when Dr. Waldo Semon, a researcher at the BFGoodreach Company in Akron, Ohio accidentally invented Plasticized Polyvinyl Chloride – which we now call PVC, manufacturers have lately come up with a versatile deluxe flooring material in the shape of LVT or Luxury Vinyl Tile.
Cost effective, long lasting, zero maintenance, yet offering a riot of colors for your floor, LVT is your magic flooring option that can turn the flooring of your room from repulsive debris dump to fairyland theme. What is more, LVT lets you customize your flooring by way of permuting and combining endless colors and designs that appeal you most. For instance, you can have black and white Luxury Vinyl Tiles for your living room floor, while a combination of rose pink and pale yellow may prove perfect for your bedroom flooring. As for the guest room, you may go for Long Planks Hand-scrapped Classic Maple LVT to give it a contemporary look. Secret behind the appeal The appeal, to be precise may be divided into two distinctive issues– the visual appeal and the structural appeal. For the first, manufacturers depend on advanced photogravure process that depicts the true actual image of desired object on the tile, while the latter is taken care of through state-of-the-art manufacturing precision. In order to ensure durability and resiliency, nothing less than four separate layers are fused together that include (a) Vinyl backing layer; (b) Vinyl Color layer; (c) photographic Film layer and (d) Urethane or Aluminum Oxide protective Top layer. Also called WEARLAYER or Mil layer that provides the protection to the LVT often goes up to 40 layers in certain brands. Benefits of using Luxury Vinyl Tile To begin with, Luxury Vinyl Tiles not only feature unbelievably similar appearance to original materials such as ceramic or porcelain, but also conform to Green building standards, earning LEED points in commercial applications. Then there are inherent safety features that include meeting requirements of commercial inflammability code, slip resistant parameters and sundry other building codes and conventions Desired dimensions feature yet another plus point for Luxury Vinyl Tiles that are available in most convenient sizes that include 12’ x 12” and 18” x 18” squares as well as 12” x 24” oblongs or rectangles. This also facilitates installation of LVT with or without grout for a genuine stone or ceramic tile appearance. LVT floors are considered hundred percent water-resistant, provided the installation is perfect and performed on fairly level ground. However, perfection is achieved after the floor gets coated with urethane. As for sturdiness and durability, even though warranties vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, instances of Luxury Vinyl Tile lasting up to 25 years or more are quite common. Moreover, you can always replace any damaged LVT with a new piece. Since colors do not fade away or change due to continuous wear, the new LVT will not look much different from the rest of the flooring.
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