Folks, anybody in the business will tell you that anything more than 12mil is overkill. You're NOT gonna WEAR thru any of this stuff, and anything more than normal wear won't be covered by the warranty anyway. It's the cuts, gouges, nicks, and dents that you should be concerned about, and the extra 20 hairs thickness (1 mil = 1/1000th of an inch = 1 human hair) of the wear layer won't do squat to prevent them. To complicate things further, while one might be tempted to think that the greater rigidity of Modin's SPC (stone plastic composite) would automatically equate to better resistance to those cuts, gouges, etc, (and in general, it does), you also have to take into account whether or not there is backing material and the type. Without any backing material, yes, SPC will provide greater resistance to the bad stuff when compared to WPC (wood plastic composite), including water resistance. On the other hand, if WPC is backed by EVA foam (Adura Max), that foam cushion will provide a bit more protection because it has some give to it. A little less so with cork. I have all three products in front of me (the new Modin samples, CoreTec, and AduraMax), and believe me when I tell you that all three have their pluses and minuses. Surprisingly, the Modin was very very slightly easier to scratch with my sharp scissors, but not enough to rule it out as a design choice. All three dented similarly by a 5lb weight dropped on them. I really like Modin's new Hafren grey, and I especially like the more pronounced microbevels of the product as compared to the nearly non-existent ones on the CoreTec and AduraMax, but I don't like the Modin's 1mm cork as compared to Mannington's EVA foam. I live in a condo building with cement slab floors and the foam is definitely better at silencing the noise to the downstairs neighbors. I also am a bit wary of the Modin's clicklock material because every single one of the samples (I have all seven) came damaged, even the second shipment. I was assured that actual shipments are packaged better. I do like the fact that Modin samples are four times the size of CoreTec and Mannington samples. Modin's customer service reps were also much more accessible than the others. In the end, it should really all come down to design preferences. I'm likely gonna end up with the AduraMax Margate Waterfront, but I'm also very tempted by Modin's Hafren Grey. Oh, and I forgot to mention that the CoreTec and Mannington products are 1mm thicker. I really should do a youtube comparison of all this stuff. :D
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