Linoleum Plank Flooring With A Thick Wear Layer

Well it s what protects your vinyl flooring from surface scratches and stains.

Linoleum plank flooring with a thick wear layer.

Waterproof vinyl flooring 20 mil wear layer. If you have a space that will need a high resistance to scratches and wear a higher wear layer such as a 12 mil or 20 mil would be best for your application. The thickness of the wear layer is measured in mils and wear layers are typically 6 12 or 20 mils thick. The durability of vinyl plank flooring is determined by the wear layer.

Additionally shaw s wear layers are a full 20 mil thick or about 0 02 of an inch thick. Add to cart add sample details. In short the thicker the wear layer the more durable the floor. Since luxury vinyl s quality is often based on its thickness you ll find that shaw s luxury vinyl plank flooring lines are all at least 5 mm thick or about 0 197 of an inch thick.

Wear layer 20mm 14 10 mil spill and stain guard 5 12 mil 108. Thick vinyl thick wear layer higher quality. Coretec plus enhanced eir royal gorge oak 7 x 60 waterproof engineered luxury vinyl plank flooring 50lvr8603e. In the middle is a slice of vinyl plank flooring from the home decorators collectionin noble oak.

As you may have guessed the thicker the wear layer the tougher the flooring will be. When shopping for vinyl plank flooring pay also attention to the wear layer. It s the second half of the durability equation. It s slightly thicker at 4mm with an 8mil wear layer while the bottom sample is shaw matrixat 3 2mm thick with a 6mil wear layer.

In fact the 20 mil thickness can even stand up to commercial settings. The thicker the wear layer the more durable and long lasting your vinyl flooring will be. Just like the thickness the thicker the wear layer the more durable the floor will be. The wear layer of vinyl flooring is the urethane based top coat and finish that prevents scuffs dents scrapes and stains.

Commercial vinyl flooring applications will usually require a 20 mil top layer. Thickness is measured in mils with 1 mil being about as thick as a human hair.