LVT stands for Luxury Vinyl Tile and is known as the flooring of choice for commercial designers and industrial renovations. One of the advantages of lvt bathroom flooring is that it is so highly imitated that the surface texture and embossed effect make it almost indistinguishable from the imitation. In addition, lvt bathroom flooring is very different from traditional plastic flooring leather, made into thicker boards with shapes and sizes that meet popular specifications. It also has thoughtful consideration in the installation:

Adopt certain lap construction.

Adopt self-bonding technology.

Directly stick on the floor substrate, and also can be equipped with a special substrate to meet various requirements.

1. lvt bathroom flooring has important advantages compared to various flooring materials.

(1) compared with tile, in terms of color, texture, resolution, and simulation effect, the two are comparable, but lvt bathroom flooring is lighter, more elastic, warmer, more comfortable to feel on foot, and lower price, easier to install;

(2) compared with broadleaf flooring, the visual effect is the same, but lvt bathroom flooring performance is much better, easy to maintain, not easy to be smashed and scratched, and the price is low, compared with the imported high-priced wood is even more so;

(3) Compared with VCT, the upfront cost of VCT is much lower, but the need for maintenance is much higher and much worse in design, so in the commercial sector, the plight of VCT is mainly due to the rise of lvt bathroom flooring. In the home sector, the market share growth of lvt bathroom flooring is mainly from flooring leather because the simulation effect of lvt bathroom flooring is unmatched by flooring leather;

(4) Compared with laminate wood flooring, the two have many similarities. Both deliberately imitate natural materials, mainly wood, and have similar size specifications, and both can be installed without glue. Laminate wood flooring is less expensive and more scratch-resistant. But laminate wood flooring core layer is fiberboard, more sensitive to changes in humidity, and if you do not do sound insulation disposal, walk up to the sound crisp, lvt bathroom flooring is not these problems. So lvt bathroom flooring has been accepted by the commercial market, while laminate wood flooring has not yet gained a foothold there.

2. lvt bathroom flooring problems.

The preparation of the floor subfloor is important for the successful installation of all kinds of flooring, while it is more prominent for lvt bathroom flooring. The primary requirement for the floor subfloor is flat. lvt bathroom flooring is a characteristic of very obvious compliance with its subfloor surface, so any unevenness and undulation on the subfloor will be revealed on the surface of lvt bathroom flooring and make it distorted and deformed, resulting in various defects. The area is larger, lighter color products this problem is more significant.

Another problem is the moisture in the subfloor. All concrete contains moisture, which can have a detrimental effect on the vinyl material. The subfloor must also be clean and free of all foreign matter. lvt bathroom floors are particularly sensitive to chemical waste.

The lvt bathroom flooring with various snap-lock technologies is even more resistant to edge buckling, so its flatness and stability are highly required. Bonding the floor block to the subfloor helps keep it straight, but if the product itself is not stable enough, sooner or later, there will still be problems. Moisture and alkalis hurt the plasticizers in vinyl.

Internal stress in lvt bathroom flooring can also lead to its size and shape instability. Another important factor is the environment the floor is exposed to. Thermal expansion and contraction can lead to instability of LVT. Adding a soft acoustic liner under the floor is also detrimental to the stability of lvt bathroom flooring, while too thin a wear layer leading to abnormal wear is also a problem.

But in general, the current lvt bathroom flooring is one of the most suitable floorings for decoration in the current era, which we cannot ignore. If you need a more detailed understanding, welcome to contact us!