Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring
The New and Improved Vinyl
Luxury vinyl plank flooring has been re-engineered into an amazing, maybe even the best type of flooring available today. With the ability to look like hardwood but be made from materials like stone, wood, and plastic composites, LVP gives the luxury hardwood flooring look, with the waterproof and life-proof resistance of other types of floors. Fewer dents, less water, and scratch resistance are all a part of this new flooring. With floating floor type systems, no more gluing down vinyl, installing a click-n-lock floor has never been easier.
Here at Tru Discount Building Supply, we have chosen 9" wide panels as our main flooring because of the time and money saved during installation. Wider flooring means less hassle, less time, and more money saved while keeping the modern and elegant comfort of high-end flooring. We also have chosen an extended life almost 20 mils thick wear layer, which is commercial grade, but at a price that can be put in residential homes as well for long-lasting flooring.
What are LVP, EVP, and SPC?
LVP - Luxury Vinyl Plank vs EVP - Engineered Vinyl Plank
LVP is generally a simple plastic core where EVP has an engineered or rigid core, such as SPC, but the terms can be used interchangeably if you know the type of core flooring material. Luxury vinyl plank is meant to look like planks of hardwood floors, whereas LVT (luxury vinyl tile) is meant to look like tile or stone. Luxury vinyl plank is the fastest-growing category and innovation in the flooring market with plenty of options to choose from. There are non-rigid core options, but those are generally not the best. SPC is the type of rigid core LVP that we recommend.
Real hardwood look and feel
Waterproof
Installed on top of almost any flat surface
Saves you money vs hardwood or tile
More sound resistant than glue down vinyl and laminate
Comfort for your feet due to the underlayment
Easy to install for do it yourself or professionals
Easy to clean with most all-purpose cleaners
SPC - Stone Plastic Composite
This is the rigid core that makes up the better types of LVP. SPC is the latest technology for flooring cores that uses stone (limestone). Compared to SPC, WPC, wood plastic composite, has micro air bubbles that make it easier for denting and can curl in sunlight or high heat, whereas SPC does not. SPC is more rigid, thinner, and less likely to dent.
20 mil wear layer is commercial grade to make sure the flooring lasts
Durable with scuff, dent, and scratch resistance
Rigid Core SPC is better than simple PVC/vinyl
A floating floor can be placed on multiple surfaces, adhesive is not required
Does not require underlayment as it is preinstalled on the flooring
Waterproof as SPC is made of a stone plastic composite
Better than laminate
SPC is non-toxic and formaldehyde-free
Similar brands that use SPC: Shaw, COREtec, Mohawk, NuCore, and other more expensive brands