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Vinyl flooring refers to the flooring produced with PVC materials. Specifically, it is produced by taking polyvinyl chloride and its copolymer resin as the main raw material, adding fillers, plasticizers, stabilizers, colorants and other auxiliary materials on sheet continuous substrate through coating process or calendering, extrusion or extrusion process
Other name: PVC flooring, homogeneous & heterogeneous vinyl flooring.
Categories included: Vinyl sheet flooring, vinyl tile, vinyl plank, WPC and SPC.
Kitchen is one of the busiest rooms in the house; it will have to withstand more abuse of splashes & Spills, dropped food, mud from kids, mess from pets and a whole lot more than any part of the home.
So it is vital to choose the right flooring for your kitchen. There are many options in the market, but vinyl flooring is the best flooring choice.
In this article, we will talk about 12 reasons why vinyl flooring is the best flooring for a kitchen.
It’s an in-depth article that takes 30 minutes to read.
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There is more water in the kitchen, so it is inevitable to sprinkle water on the ground when cooking. Day by day, the water will eventually destroy the floor which will make the flooring life expectancy much shorter.
Vinyl flooring is waterproof.
The kitchen is a place where open fire is often used. It is very important that all the inner decorations in the kitchen are fire proof. It will not only prevent the flooring from fire, but it will minimize the damage chance from fire when the there is fire on any place of the house.
Vinyl flooring is fire proof. It can save lives.
For one thing, there will be water in the kitchen easily included spills. The floor will become wet if it is not fully dry at the very beginning. For another thing, there will be always steam when cooking, the kitchen will become wet on the flooring, roofing, and wall even though there is smoke lampblack machine. It is very difficult for us to always keep kitchen dry, especially when air humidity is high. But moisture proof flooring will minimize the humidity in the air.
Vinyl flooring is moisture proof.
When oil, water, food residue and dust fall on the floor, the floor is easy to breed bacteria despite cleaning. Bacteria are not good for health, especially in a kitchen which is a food cooking environment. So antibacterial function is also very important for flooring.
Vinyl flooring is antibacterial.
When oil & water spill on the floor, or steam fall on the floor after cooking, the floor will become very slippery, this will make the people in the kitchen easy to fall, especially when she is cooking without notice that it is slippery on the floor. So it is very import to have slip resistant function on the kitchen flooring.
Vinyl flooring is slip resistant.
As we mentioned at the beginning of this article, kitchen might be the busiest room in a house. People will need to walk in the kitchen, and he might even stand long to cook. So it is very important that the flooring is comfort to stand and walk. Resilient flooring is the most popular flooring when talking about comfort to stand and walk.
Vinyl flooring is resilient and it is comfort to stand and walk.
When people are spending long time in the kitchen, it is a common thing that scratch or items drop on the floor. In this case we will need to make sure flooring is scratch resistant and not easy to damage.
Vinyl flooring is scratch resistant.
The kitchen will be very easy to become dirty, and needs to be cleaned every time after usage. So it is very important that the kitchen flooring is easy to clean and maintain, so it will save time and make life easier.
Vinyl flooring is easy to clean and maintain, all you need is sweep and mop the floor if needed.
Installation is always an important factor when people choose flooring; an easy installation flooring will be a big advantage.
Vinyl flooring is easy to install
As you know, different people will have different opinion when making their kitchen design, some people like modern style, some people like classic style, some people like colorful style for kids. In a word, there will be lots of different inner designs for kitchen. It is good that the kitchen flooring will meet all the functions of a kitchen, but it is also important that the flooring color can match the kitchen design. When there is so many different styles for kitchen design, it is important that the flooring will have a wide selection of colors too.
Without doubt, long life expectancy is import for all flooring installation, not only for kitchen. This will sure minimize the total final cost of flooring installation. This will also void the trouble of re-installation again and again.
Vinyl flooring has long life expectancy, which can last 15 to 30 years.
Cost is always important when selecting flooring. Lower cost can save you money.
When comparing to wooden flooring, laminate flooring, rubber flooring, and ceramic flooring; vinyl flooring is with much lower cost.
Vinyl flooring price is low comparing to other flooring used in the kitchen.
When sharp object such as knife fall on the vinyl flooring, the floor might can get scratched.
Vinyl sheet flooring is the best vinyl flooring for kitchen, it is seamless, but you will need to make sure you will only buy 5% extra size for your flooring to avoid waste.
Need to make sure the surface is completely clean before installation.
For vinyl tile and vinyl plank, it will be better if you can install an underlayment first.
Hardwood & laminate flooring: They are beautiful, but it cost more and not waterproof.
Ceramic tiles: This is the choice for many people currently; it looks great and highly resistant. However it is expensive and difficult to install. And you also need to pay attention to the slip resistant function, only some ceramic tiles have slip resistant.
And there are many other kitchen floor tiles using in the house, but there are also advantages and disadvantages.
If you’re wondering about which material to use for your kitchen floor, you have many options to consider. However, vinyl is durable, attractive, affordable and low-maintenance, making it a material that should certainly feature in your thoughts.
This article is written by Longda Flooring (www.longdaflooring.com), a leading vinyl sheet flooring manufacturer from China.
Please contact Longda flooring for a free quote on your vinyl flooring needs. We have quick response, efficient communication, quality products, on time delivery, and competitive price.
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