Today vinyl tile is the flooring has an attractive appearance, and at the same time require no additional care. In addition, it is very easy to install.
Of the advantages of vinyl tiles are the following:
- strength;
- durability;
- environmentally friendly;
- durability.
The benefits ↑
The advantages of flooring from vinyl are:
- Such coatings are fairly simple in its care. First and foremost, you need to remove floor dirt and sand, then you just need to clean the floor with any detergent.
- Vinyl tile has good ductility, which allows its installation in difficult locations.
- Another technical advantage is its light weight and simplifies its transportation and the subsequent packing;
- The undoubted advantage of vinyl tiles is resistance to fire. This is achieved through quartz sand and mineral dust, which enters into the composition of the material.
- As such coating can satisfy the most demanding person with a wide range of different design options. For example, printed vinyl can be an excellent imitation of wood, stone and many other materials.
- These coatings have good resistance to water, so that you can use when building a kitchen, bathroom and other such areas.
- The cost of one square meter of vinyl starts only from $ 15 and up to 40. This difference in cost is due to the quality material and design.
- Vinyl is considered sufficiently durable material that with proper installation and operation can last from ten to twenty years. Solid, homogeneous and composite tiles are able to withstand different mechanical damages and scratches, the printing durability of the coatings depends on the quality of the transparent protective layer. Sheets, reinforced with fiberglass, is very durable and resistant to damage, but they have good flexibility.
- Printed vinyl sheets and tiles have ignosticism transparent layer that protects the material from stains and spills. To get rid of the appearing of stains on them, it is sufficient to use a simple detergent. In turn, composite and homogeneous types of tiles have a protective layer, so their resistance to all sorts of pollution somewhat lower. Because of this, to bring the coating in order, you will need to dismantle and polishing contaminated sites.
Types ↑
Self-adhesive ↑
Self-adhesive vinyl floor tiles is most convenient in the installation process. On the back side is a special layer with the adhesive composition. When stacking the adhesive layer and tightly bonded to the surface.
Castle ↑
Castle vinyl tile has a special plastic mount. It is used mainly during installation of the so-called floating floors.
Glue floor coating based on vinyl tile ↑
For laying of such tiles require glue. This kind of flooring does not has a high cost and demands on a rough basis.
Laying ↑
Laying vinyl floor tiles do not require special skills, just follow simple instructions.
Such laying is carried out at a temperature of +15 degrees, while the humidity in the room should vary from 60 percent. It is desirable that the tile had been in the room a day or two (so she was able to adapt to temperature and humidity).
Stages of laying ↑
- To begin the necessary preparation of the floor. If the floor has any bumps, you should equip the screed;
- Before you start to fix vinyl tiles, you need to work on de-dusting rough surfaces. Followed by treating the working surface with a primer;
- Next, you need to determine the center of the room. It is necessary to make appropriate measurements of the width and length of the room, and then to divide the room into two parts;
- Laying the first tile is from the center of the room. Styling is by «layer by layer» or pyramid;
- If vinyl film is adhesive, just remove protective layer and press it to the floor for better adhesion to the surface;
- If the tile has a locking mechanism that requires glue;
- Ordinary laying of PVC tiles is a simple matter. Typically, installation is the glue, recommendations for the choice of which is specified by the manufacturer;
- Apply the adhesive carefully using a spatula with teeth on a small area of the surface. After that, the tiles should be gently pressed to the floor. In order to tile smoothly and well formed on the surface, preferably using a rubber roller;
- After installation, you need to let the glue thoroughly dry. The drying of the adhesive occurs 1-2 days, after which the coating is fully operational.
The care for vinyl floors ↑
As mentioned above, the vinyl tile fairly easy to care for, but there are some nuances to be observed that the cover lasts as long as possible.
In order to avoid contamination of the coating at the entrance is recommended to lay small mats that will take away some of the dust.
Wash to choose washable means you should be very careful. Do not use detergents, which include components of the bleach or ammonia.
If you want to keep the original appearance of the tiles keep the room sharp tools which can scratch the surface.
