Common Questions about flooring!

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Common Questions about flooring!

SPC is an acronym for stone plastic composite, as WPC is for wood plastic composite. SPC is higher density, although often a thinner profile than WPC. SPC is more rigid than WPC and less likely to expand and contract during variations of heat and light. WPC is more sound-absorbent than SPC.

What is the difference between SPC and WPC in vinyl plank or vinyl tile?

We feel that your flooring should not only work for you in a very practical way, but also be something that beautifies your space. Keeping aesthetics in mind, you may want to consider the following when making your selection:

Wood floors are more likely to scratch or dent than laminate. Wood scratches can be made less obvious with the use of corrective pens, oils, etc. There are a number of products available to help you with that. If you choose a floor with distressing, then those scratches just become part of the character of your floor.

Laminate is more resistant to scratches and marks than hardwood or vinyl plank. While there has always been a concern with laminate installation in wet spaces, there are new products available that offer a greater water-resistance than at anytime before.

Vinyl plank is a water-proof (glued down) or water-resistant (floating) floor. It has all of the beauty and appeal of hardwoods and laminates, without the concerns about moisture that we have had to deal with in the past.
Carpet is the softest flooring underfoot, with many options for thicker or more water-resistant underlayments. It also provides additional warmth and sound-reduction underfoot. Carpet can be steam-cleaned when it gets soiled or stained, but there are some things that can permanently stain it.

Sheet vinyl is a waterproof floor that is still used often, especially in bathrooms, kitchens and laundry rooms. There are new options that have come into use in recent years that offer an option of loose-lay installation, as well as additional thickness for comfort underfoot.

Which type of flooring is better suited to an active environment?

This will only happen if you are using carpet. If you are installing a resilient floor such as vinyl plank or laminate, the underlayment will make no difference at all to the cushioned feel of the floor. In fact, if you were to try to install a thicker than recommended underlayment under laminate or vinyl plank, you would run the risk of compromising the tongue and groove interlocking edges.

If you have a question about home flooring that wasn’t answered above, please feel free to give us a call at 905-728-6006 or visit our EASY FLOORS DEPOT flooring store.

If I use a thicker underlayment under my floor, will it feel softer underfoot?

If you have a question about home flooring that wasn’t answered above, please feel free to give us a call at 905-728-6006 or visit our EASY FLOORS DEPOT flooring store.

If I use a thicker underlayment under my floor, will it feel softer underfoot?

As home flooring experts, we receive a lot of great questions from customers coming into visit us at our EASY FLOORS DEPOT flooring store. We like to refer to ourselves as “flooring nerds” and we are always available to answer any questions that you may have. We have taken the time to answer some of the most common home flooring questions that we receive. If you have a question about home flooring, please fill out a form on our website, give us a call or visit our flooring store 45 Bloor Street East, Oshawa, ONTARIO.

1- Peel-and-Stick Vinyl Tile Flooring. Self-adhesive vinyl tiles can be installed quickly and easily. ...
2- Floating Vinyl Sheet Flooring. ...

3- Carpet Tile Flooring. ...
4- Laminate Plank Flooring. ...
5- Engineered Wood Flooring. ...

6- Tiling

8 Affordable Flooring Options

1- Vinyl. Vinyl flooring comes in sheets, tiles, and planks and is predominately manufactured with PVC, resulting in durable, waterproof flooring that can be installed anywhere in your home. ...
2- Sheet Vinyl. ...
3- Plank Vinyl. ...
4- Laminate. ...
5- Cork. ...
6- Carpet. ...
7- Tile. ...
8- Refinish Your Floors.

What is the easiest flooring to install?

What is the least expensive flooring?

Here are five long-lasting materials which, generally speaking, come with lower maintenance costs:

1- Quarry tile. Quarry tile is about as durable as a flooring product can get, although it offers little design versatility. ...

2- Carpet tile. ...
3- Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) ...
4- Epoxy flooring systems. ...
5- Polished concrete.

What is the best low maintenance flooring?

Vinyl plank flooring is currently the easiest wood-look plank flooring option to install yourself.

What is the easiest laminate flooring to install?

With all that said, although you can add New Wood Flooring over the old one, the answer is YES. New Hardwood Flooring Over Old Hardwood Flooring: 3/4 “thick or thicker Solid or Engineered hardwood flooring must be built over old wood flooring boards (at an angle of 90 degrees).

Can you put new flooring over old flooring?

Best Types of Flooring to Increase Your Home Value

1- Solid Hardwood. If you want the best bang for your buck, hardwood floors may be the best flooring option for your home. ...

2- Engineered Hardwood. ...
3- Waterproof Flooring. ...
4- Laminate Flooring. ...
5- Vinyl Plank and Tile Flooring.

What is the best value flooring?

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