SPC Vinyl Flooring Brands Comparisons
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Comments (2)I'm curious about the InHaus Sono product as well...we wanted Coretec but I'm curious about the InHaus Sono with the ceramic core. We have a lot of sun coming through the back of our house and we don't want a floor that fades or shifts in the heat. We frequently have hurricanes as well and end up with the power out and tons of heat and humidity in the house. Three kids and three dogs take a toll, too. If anyone has other suggestions on this post I'd love to hear them and photos are great, too!...See MoreLVP/SPC flooring, can't seem to find expertise
Comments (7)OK, so let's get our terminology working here. There are two thicknesses that *seem to be getting in the way. The term 'mil' and the term 'mm'. 1. 'mil' = 1 THOUSANDTHS of an INCH (very small...wear layer thickness) 2. 'mm' = millimeter = 1 thousandths of a METER (1 meter = 3ft) = very close to 1/32 of an inch Great. Now we have a definition of 'mil' vs 'mm'. The LifeProof (sold ONLY at Home Depot...ahem....Home Depot...) is 7 mm thick (the website says 6mm or more). That means it is more than a 1/4 of an INCH thick (it's almost 1/3 of an inch...but that's a weird thing to see). As vinyl goes, that's a middle of the road thickness. The 12 mm THICK vinyl is the SPC stuff like CoreTec (the mineral core makes it thicker). And 12mm is almost 1/2" (it is SUPER close to 0.5 inches). OK...now on to wear layer. The wear layer is what I was talking about with 12mil vs. 20mil. That is the MICRO COATING (super thin....thinner than a piece of paper thin...can't be measured using a hand held tool using the naked eye). That's where I was going with the statement '20 mil' wear layer thickness. First thing's first...please work with a reputable independent flooring company. Home Depot sells toilette paper, paint and chewing gum...and in the back they sell flooring. For me this isn't a place to go shopping if you have many quality requirements for look/feel/wear. If you can by Christmas lights and lawn gnomes at the same store where you purchase your flooring, you might be looking in the wrong place. To be clear, a FLOATING FLOOR is what causes the feeling of 'hollowness' underfoot. That's why the subfloor needs to be flattened to within an inch of it's life! A flat subfloor = a solid feeling floor. Wood can be used in basements so long as it is floated (ahhh....again with the floating = can still bounce and feel hollow under foot). You can have wood so long as you have humidity CONTROL (humidistat built-in to the Heating/cooling system because A/C doesn't always cut it). But again the floor would need to be floated and that is the BIG issue. Floating = hollowness (when done POORLY). So...here are your options: A PERMANENT floor (such as tile, carpet, sheet vinyl, glue down wood, etc) will give you the FEEL you want (solid feeling without being hollow). A permanent floor gets tricky in a basement setting where ground water is an issue. But it still can be done. As Patricia points out, you can use something like DriCor underneath and then nail down the wood. That is totally acceptable. This decision is best done before doors are hung...but it doesn't have to be. Please get out of 'big box' stores and go shopping at your high-end flooring stores. They will not deal in junk. And for a quality vinyl/floating floor product you will be looking at prices that are 2-4 times HIGHER than Home Depot....See MoreHas anyone used/installed Simba SPC Vinyl Planks?
Comments (0)Found the brand at a local flooring shop near Toronto, but I can’t find any examples of it online. Was originally thinking of using Provenza, but it’s pretty $$ getting it in Canada and Simba had some comparable colours and half the price. (Small squares are Provenza, longer rectangles are Simba)...See MoreAnyone heard of the Vinyl plank brand Medieval Floors?
Comments (227)I can't find any installed pictures for Medieval Floors European Engineered Hardwood Shine Crystallite 9'' wide anywhere online. Does anyone knows any other places besides Houzz where people post their installed floors?...See MoreKesha
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