Safety above all else! You’ve surely seen the term pass by before and we, of course, completely agree with this. There are some people who feel that Vinyl flooring is not safe and bad for your health. In this blog, we will answer you a very burning question. Is Vinyl flooring safe? You can read it here!
What are Vinyl floors made of?
The floors are made of a plastic called PolyVinylChloride, to make it a little easier we use the abbreviation Vinyl for this. Is just a little better to remember anyway. Rigid Click Vinyl flooring comes in two different types, namely click Vinyl and glue Vinyl flooring. The name actually indicates the difference between these two floors. Rigid Click Vinyl floors feature a very convenient click connection with which you connect the floorboards together. Vinyl floors such as wide Vinyl, on the other hand, do not have a similar connection and have to be laid glued to the subfloor.
Click Vinyl floors feature a ‘rigid mineral core’ intermediate layer that ensures that the floor is very stable. This intermediate layer consists of a mix of Vinyl and stone minerals, hence the name ‘mineral core’. Curious about the difference between Vinyl floors? Read the article Rigid Click Vinyl versus Dryback Vinyl here.
Is Vinyl flooring safe?
Yes, it definitely is! It’s just that you’re not supposed to eat the floor. But with normal use, Vinyl flooring is a safe choice and certainly non-toxic. All Vinyl flooring has an A+ emission rating and REACH certificate. These labels show that the floors are safe and not harmful to health. Some cowboy stories still like to arise about Vinyl flooring not being safe. That is not correct in this case. ‘Back in the day’ there were not such strict requirements on them as there are today.
Does using Vinyl also have advantages over laminate flooring, for example? Yes indeed! Vinyl flooring brings many advantages. One of them is that the floors are 100% water-resistant. So it doesn’t matter if you spill water on the floor. Handy for the clumsy types among us. Other big advantages are that the material is sound-absorbing and goes perfectly with an underfloor heating system. These properties, together with the softness of the floor, make it a very pleasant experience to walk on this floor. Soundproofing these floors can also make for a lot less nuisance, again convenient. Besides the benefits mentioned, there are a number of other advantages that make Vinyl a very suitable floor for any home. Want to know all of them? Then read the article on the six advantages of Vinyl.
A safe and eco-friendly Vinyl floor?
Want a floor that is completely green and ecologically produced? Then go for the extra wide Vinyl. The extra wide Vinyl, also known as the Floer Forests Vinyl, is a unique floor. Besides the fact that, for example, the Floer Forest Vinyl – Light Brown Oak is a beautiful floor to look at. It has a feature that makes it stand out from the rest. This is because wide Vinyl uses a plasticiser extracted from soybean oil in its production. This ensures that the floors are ‘phthalate free’. This means that a plant-based plasticiser has been used for this purpose, as mentioned above. The vegetable plasticiser is also used in the food industry. The result of using this oil is that the floor is delivered with the best possible and healthy properties to then lie in your home. The ecological advantage this floor brings makes it possible for you to make healthy living a part of your life. Besides being healthy, it is also very pleasant to live with a Vinyl light oak forest floor.
But aren’t other Vinyl floors phthalate-free?
Yes, they are! All our Vinyl floors, including the Whalebone Vinyl, are all free of harmful plasticisers. All our Vinyl floors are therefore ‘phthalate-free’.
Minimum 15-year manufacturer’s warranty
All Vinyl floors come with a minimum 15-year manufacturer’s warranty, the Forest Vinyl even has a 20(!) year manufacturer’s warranty. So in combination with an extra strong wear layer you can enjoy your Floer for a very long time. We still recommend that you treat your floor with care. After all, everything has an expiry date. Read on the website how to best look after your floor after purchase to enjoy it for as long as possible. Have you got a scratch on your Vinyl floor? Read here how to remove a scratch on a Vinyl floor.
Remember everything?
Vinyl floors are made of a plastic called PolyVinylChloride and are available in Click Vinyl and Vinyl. The Click Vinyl features a ‘Rigid Mineral Core’ which makes the floors very stable, Vinyl on the other hand are very flexible. All Vinyl floors have an A+ emission rating and REACH certificate indicating that the floors are safe and not harmful to your health under normal use. Vinyl floors are also 100% water-resistant, have a sound-absorbing effect and are perfect for use in combination with underfloor heating. The water resistance therefore makes it possible to lay a Tile Paste Vinyl floor in a bathroom, for example.
All our Vinyl floors are free of harmful plasticisers, making the floors ‘phthalate-free’. So is a Vinyl floor safe? Yes! Which Vinyl floors are safe? All of them! Fan of the Herringbone pattern? Then take a look among the Herringbone Vinyl collection! Want a Vinyl floor with this pattern, but the planks can’t be big enough for you? Then take a look at Herringbone Vinyl, the bigger brother of herringbone floor Vinyl!
