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You kitchen is probably one of the busiest rooms in your house. It has to withstand more abuse than any other part of your home. So it is very important to choose the right kitchen flooring.
There are many flooring options, but vinyl sheet flooring is the most popular one.
In this article, we will talk about why vinyl sheet flooring is the best for kitchen.
It’s an in-depth article that takes 20 minutes to read.
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Before we look at how suitable vinyl sheet is for kitchen floors, we will need to analyze the requirements most people have of kitchen floors in general.
Waterproof: The first thing comes into mind when talking about kitchen floor requirement is waterproof. The kitchen is where you prepare and serve food and drinks; it is where you wash the dishes; and there are lots of other activities involving water or liquids that take place in the kitchen, so there is always high risk of splashes. Waterproof flooring is so important for 2 reasons: easy to clean & maintain, and the flooring life expectancy will not be affected by water.
Easy to clean & maintain: kitchen is the busiest room in the house, so it is easy to understand that it has the biggest chance to get dirty. When it is time to time will get splashed, fast cleaning will also become important. Normally we will need to clean the kitchen after cooking, which also means you will need to clean at least 1 to 2 times each day. It will waste your time if the kitchen floor is difficult to clean. But think about 3 minutes cleaning for a kitchen, that will help a lot.
Scratch resistant & Durable: sometimes, the plates or mugs will drop off, and we will need to make sure the flooring can withstand that. And there are more traffic in the kitchen will also need the kitchen floor to be very durable.
Slip resistant: When it is always water on the floor, slip resistant is important to keep people safe. Yes we will recommend cleaning the water immediately, but there are always chances that the water will be on the floor. So slip resistant is important.
Fire resistant: Yes there is fire in the kitchen. Fire retardant is important too. We will always said it is better prevent the fire. But in case there is a fire, then it is important that the kitchen floor will stop the fire spreading.
Comfort to stand and walk: When you have to spend 30 minutes to 3 hours stand on the kitchen to prepare a meal. It is very important that the kitchen floor is comfort to walk and stand.
There are other requirements for kitchen flooring, but above are the most common requirements.
Vinyl sheet flooring is the flooring roll 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
It includes both homogeneous vinyl sheet flooring and heterogeneous vinyl sheet flooring.
Vinyl sheet flooring is 100% waterproof. Vinyl tile, vinyl plank, ceramic tile and porcelain tile are water resistant to a certain extent, but only vinyl sheet flooring is 100% waterproof. You will heat weld the joint after installation, and this is the key difference between water resistant and waterproof. So when it comes to true waterproof vinyl flooring, it only means sheet vinyl flooring.
Vinyl sheet flooring is among the most low clean and maintain cost surfaces. You can sweep it, you can mop it, you can wash it with warm water or gentle detergent. The vinyl kitchen flooring will not stain cause the flooring roll includes a protective wear layer on the surface. It is super easy to clear up spills, food, mud, pet mess and anything else that ends up being dropped on it.
Vinyl sheet flooring in scratch resistant and durable: As we mentioned before, there is wear layer on the sheet vinyl floor surface. So it can withstand heavy traffic. Actually the good quality vinyl flooring rolls can with 30 years life expectancy.
Vinyl sheet flooring is slip resistant, fire resistant and resilient. All these advantages will make it best vinyl sheet flooring for kitchen.
A wide selection of colors: You kitchen is probably a place where people congregate. It is where your guests will end up if you have a party, so it is good that you kitchen look nice. From interior design point, wide selection colors of sheet vinyl for kitchen floors will also make it easier for the flooring color to match the overall design style of the house.
For heterogeneous flooring, it offers an almost limitless range of styles and designs cause the manufacturer can print whatever patterns on the flooring. You can choose wood look, stone look, ceramic tile look, white and black look, solid color look, natural look, or any custom design look. So it is decorative patterned vinyl sheet flooring available. Or it can even be luxury vinyl flooring.
For homogeneous flooring, the pattern goes right through the material. So it is always be there, no matter how long it has been used as long as the rolled vinyl flooring is still there.
Long life expectancy: vinyl sheet flooring can last very long. Normally it can be last 15 – 30 years. With proper maintenance, the vinyl flooring rolls will look new even after a long time use. The homogeneous vinyl flooring can even last longer.
Low cost: Cost is always important for building materials. Vinyl flooring is one of the flooring materials that with lowest cost.
Easy to install: The vinyl flooring sheets are easy to install. Although you might need to read some articles or watch some videos, but vinyl sheet installation is very easy. It is even no problem to DIY.
Antibacterial: This is not that obvious if your kitchen floor is always dry. But it will be very important if your kitchen floor is wet sometimes; especially for the kitchen in a restaurant which is wet all the time. Antibacterial function will keep the kitchen clean and safe. Even after long time use.
Actually there is one drawback that is a problem: it can be damaged by sharp objects. When your knife drops on the PVC floor, it might damage the floor a little bit. So it is very important to make sure your knife will not drop on the floor, this is not only after kitchen flooring protection, but also about your feet protection.
Ceramic tile & porcelain tile: actually ceramic tile and porcelain tile are popular options too. They look great, highly resistant and relatively easy to look after. However, they are also expensive to buy and have installed. And it is not that good in 100% waterproof and anti-bacterial.
Rubber flooring: Rubber flooring can meet all the kitchen flooring requirements. But rubber flooring is very expensive; basically double the price of vinyl sheet flooring. So you can barely see any rubber floorings in the kitchen.
If you are wondering about which material to use for your kitchen floor, you have many options to consider. However, vinyl sheet flooring is durable, attractive, affordable, waterproof, slip resistant, fire proof, comfort to walk, and low cleaning & maintenance; making it your best kitchen flooring choice.
This article is written by Longda Flooring (www.longdaflooring.com), the largest 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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