Why choose luxury vinyl
Authentically mirroring every real wood texture and stone variety, the versatility of luxury vinyl flooring has taken the industry by storm and homeowners across the board agree. Luxury vinyl offers exceptional water resistance that makes it suitable for any room in the household. Now, it’s easier than ever to match flooring in every space and capture the desired aesthetic in every corner. When it comes to maximizing a design budget, luxury vinyl provides affordable solutions for efficient design refreshes.
Types of luxury vinyl
Explore different luxury vinyl finishes, thicknesses, and warranties when selecting between different luxury vinyl types. Each respective luxury vinyl product will offer enhanced benefits, which will make some varieties better suited for high-traffic areas more than others. If you are designing an area where you anticipate more spills or moisture, look for luxury vinyl products that are warranted for complete waterproof protection. Whatever genuine hardwood finish you prefer such as smooth, wire brushed, and hand scraped, you can find a luxury vinyl type that emulates the real surface to perfection.
luxury vinyl Cleaning Tips
Sweeping, dust-mopping, and vacuuming is the best way to care for your luxury vinyl floors. Regular sweeping with a soft bristle broom, dust-mopping, or vacuuming as frequently as possible will help minimize dirt, dust, and debris build-up before they become abrasive particles. This ensures that your floors will experience fewer scratches over time. Disengage any beater bars on your vacuum model before using on your luxury vinyl floors.
As a flooring option that offers incredible moisture resistance, you can wet-mop or use a Swiffer WetJet system on your luxury vinyl for an efficient deep clean! Check with your luxury vinyl manufacturer beforehand to maintain your product warranties and match the proper vinyl-specific cleaning products to your floor.
When spills occur on your luxury vinyl, it's an absolute breeze to clean them and prevent stains on the surface. First, gently lift any solid material with a spoon and paper towels. Then, absorb as much of the liquid spill as you can with additional paper towels. Consult your luxury vinyl manufacturer’s guidelines to find a gentle vinyl-specific cleaner to treat the area. Clean the spot with your cleaner and new paper towels or a dry white cloth. That's all it takes!
Always use mats by entranceways to help remove damaging particles from reaching your luxury vinyl floors. Have residents and guests take off footwear by the door, especially during inclement weather. Use area rugs throughout the home as another layer of protection for luxury vinyl floors against spills, dents, and scuffs. With pets in the home, make sure to trim nails and claws to avoid scratching the surface. Also, brush your pets regularly to reduce dander on your floors.
Remove all furniture, furnishings, electronics, and wall hangings from the rooms receiving new laminate, as well as the closets. Since luxury vinyl products generally offer floating installation capability over existing flooring, the current floors may not need to be removed and disposed of! Depending on the new floor height, especially if your luxury vinyl is installed as a floating floor, you may need to take doors down and shave the bottoms to ensure full range of motion. Luxury vinyl can often solve imperfections in the subfloor before installation. Once your subfloor is assessed by the installation crew, you are ready for new luxury vinyl installation.
On luxury vinyl installation day, you will need to be on hand to answer questions that arise for your crew during the process. Specify an area for the installation crew to keep saws and other dangerous tools, as well as saw luxury vinyl pieces as needed. Keep all children and pets away from the installer’s work area and rooms receiving new flooring. With a floating floor, the overall installation time is greatly reduced! This is the time to ask your installation crew any questions about your new floor.
Once your new luxury vinyl flooring is down, your installation crew will advise you on how long you need to wait before using the room. Many floating floors are ready to receive light foot traffic immediately following installation! Once you have waited for the specified amount of time, always return furniture by either lifting it or using proper moving equipment with rollers. We also recommend using felt pads under heavy furniture legs to reduce impact on the floor.
Luxury vinyl inspiration
Great ideas inspire even more great ideas. When you look through our luxury vinyl inspiration gallery,
make note of your favorite visuals, styles, and design solutions, then bring them to our experts.
