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Vinyl Flooring first came into being as a light-weight and durable building mate
rial during World War II. As more and more use of this product began being disco
vered, vinyl entered into the commercial market with a vengeance. Today, one ver
y important usage of this chemical is in the flooring industry in the form of vi
nyl floor tiles.
While every manufacturer has their own proprietary formulation for producing vin
yl floor tiles, in its basic avatar, the product is made by using additives to v
inyl resin, such as plasticizers, stabilizers, pigments, and fillers.
Vinyl resin along with these additives is called vinyl compound in industry parl
ance. There are two methods of producing tiles from this compound:
·The compound is heated to a high temperature, and the liquid poured in molds
·The compound is fed through a series of rollers that gradually squeeze the materi
al to just the gauge required for that batch. This technique is called calendarin
g , which is a unique characteristic of the vinyl compound. The sheet thus formed
undergoes a coating meant to improve resistance to abrasions and stains.
Vinyl tiles are categorized into the following:
·Solid Vinyl: this particular tile type contains higher vinyl content (so is a pur
er form of vinyl).
·Vinyl Composite Tile (VCT): this tile type has a higher percentage of additives a
nd fillers.
In fact, it was the versatility of VCT that caught the attention of the public w
hen it was first presented at an Exposition in Chicago during the World War II d
ays.
Depending on the composition of the material, vinyl tiles tend to have variance
in characteristics, leading to choices in terms of whether a given tile is more
or less suitable to be installed in a bathroom, doorway, or basement.
In the VCT, for example, manufacturers add a printed design layer created throug
h a rotogravure printing process. This design layer is what gives the vinyl floo
r tiles those beautiful designs and colors and sparkle, making them attractive.
It is in VCT again that manufacturers sheath a high-performance wear layer on top,
in order to withstand heavy duty traffic.
It is not for nothing that these tiles are called Resilience tiles . They tend to b
ounce back from whatever impact and pressure they are subjected to, whether thro
ugh footfalls or static load. A few other notable characteristics of this produc
t are as follows:
Diversity of designs: Thanks to technology, vinyl flooring tiles can imitate the
look and feel of wood or ceramic floors, but at considerably less cost than the
se more expensive counterparts. It is very easy to cut the tiles and give them a
ny shape; so the floor can be turned into a mosaic of designs and art. Company l
ogos can be planted on the floor through vinyl floor tiles. Direction signs can
be impregnated on the floor using this product the list is as endless as your ima
gination.
Ruggedness: Vinyl flooring with thick-enough wear layers can withstand the most
punishing of traffic and heavy weight. Their resistance to stain and moisture ma
kes them a good candidate for installing in such areas as the basement, kitchen
or the bathroom. The tiles are even neutral to common reagents such as alkalis,
acids, aliphatic hydrocarbons and the like. However, certain aromatic hydrocarbo
ns can soften the tiles to some extent. Depending on where and how exactly you p
lan to use them, you may go in for the appropriate tiles for your installation.
Exposure to sunlight: Continuous exposure over a period of time to strong sunlig
ht can fade out the strongest of color pigments in the tiles. This point needs t
o be borne in mind while installing vinyl tile flooring in rooms with large wind
ows allowing sunrays inside.
Muffling of sound: Vinyl floor tiles are better capable of suppressing echoes cr
eated due to the stomping of feet on the ground. When this is your utmost concer
n (you do not want footfall noise to distract), you can additionally go in for u
nderlayments that can further douse out acoustics.
Application in sports facilities: The cost of setting up sports complexes can be
further reduced by replacing expensive flooring options with vinyl tile floorin
gs. Vinyl floor tiles do not require waxing. Plus, you can paint all the lines t
hat your sports require on them without any worries. Special VCT products have f
oam cushion backing layer in them, which can reduce impact shock and therefore c
ause less fatigue to the running and jumping legs. The bounce of the ball will b
e that much sharper, thanks to the natural rebound produced by these tiles.
Here at Luxury Design Floors we are the Vinyl Flooring Professionals we Service
residential and commercial clients throughout Ireland, Munster, Leinster, Connac
ht and Ulster including Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Tipperary, Kerry, Waterford and
Galway.
Unit 66, Eastlink Business Park, Ballysimon Road, Limerick
Tel: 0818 227040
Fax: +353 (0)61 437983
Email: info@ldf.ie
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