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Welcome to the unique and surprising world of resilient/vinyl flooring and our universe
of information, a universe with just one goal.
We want you to know.
We want you to know all about the flooring called resilient/vinyl. Whether it’s
at our store or here in our website, we want you to understand, learn, experience
-- know -- as much about resilient/vinyl as you need to.
We call on our experience to provide you with valuable information, delivered in
an easy to understand way, so you make the smartest decisions for you, your family
and home.
First, allow us to clear up some of the terminology so you can be a smarter
shopper in this category of flooring.
Resilient floors, as the name implies, have some "give" or elasticity
when you walk across them.
Resilient floors are often used in kitchens and baths because of their good looks,
resistance to moisture and wide variety of colors and textures. A well constructed
resilient floor can also be used in hall ways, bedrooms, basements and entryways.
Just about any room in your home.
These floors are relatively easy to keep clean. Their main enemy is grit or sand
that can be ground into the surface. (Don’t worry, we’ll tell you how
to maintain them in the Maintenance section.)
No matter which resilient floor you choose, you will find stylish options, high
performance and tremendous value.
You can completely customize your floor by mixing contrasting colors patchwork style,
creating medallions or curved cuts that express your unique vision and personality.
Let your imagination run free!
The most common type of resilient flooring is vinyl, which is why most
of the sections in this part of the website are labeled Vinyl.
There are two types of vinyl flooring: sheet vinyl and vinyl composition tiles (VCT).
For our purposes here, and throughout the rest of the sections, we will refer to
sheet vinyl simply as vinyl, or vinyl flooring.
VCT has all the advantages of vinyl, is available in a wide array of colors and
can look good anywhere.
Spare pieces of vinyl composition tiles can be kept on hand to repair worn areas,
and the VCT format opens up unlimited possibilities for creating your own unique
patterns.
However, vinyl flooring also offers you many tempting advantages.
In fact, no other floor covering category offers you the selection, styling, ease
of maintenance and value as a vinyl floor!
Thanks to some great advancements in styling and technology, vinyl floors have been
changed forever.
Vinyl flooring can now realistically mimic the look and textures of real resilient,
stone and wood grain patterns.
These amazing replicas have such incredible realism it is difficult for most people
to tell whether it's the real thing or not.
Finally, a note about linoleum, which is not a resilient flooring but many years
ago was the original kitchen and bath flooring.
While linoleum is enjoying somewhat of a renaissance, the most popular floor
covering material in this category is vinyl.
But never fear, we want you to know about linoleum, and cork, rubber and specialty
resilient flooring.
Just click on the sub-section called Specialty Products and learn about
them.
And don’t forget to explore all the other Vinyl sections for more important
information, more exciting products and more fashionable choices.
In a class all its own, today’s vinyl flooring offers you a wide
spectrum of exciting choices and unusual design options. If this product is a possibility
for you, then we invite you to explore all the other vinyl sections because…we
want you to know!