PVC floor (Polyvinyl Chloride floor), also known as polyvinyl chloride floor, is a floor mainly composed of polyvinyl chloride material and natural stone powder. It is widely used in residential and commercial fields due to its durability, economy, and diverse design options.
Material composition
The main components of PVC flooring are polyvinyl chloride resin and natural stone powder, and some auxiliary materials such as plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers, pigments, etc. are added, and produced through the coating process or calendering process.
PVC flooring is usually composed of multiple layers, including a wear-resistant layer, printed film layer, glass fiber layer, elastic foam layer, and base layer.
Durability
PVC flooring is resistant to daily wear and tear due to the wear-resistant layer on the surface. Secondly, PVC flooring is also highly waterproof, making it particularly suitable for areas with humid environments such as kitchens and bathrooms.
Diverse designs
PVC flooring can be customized with a variety of textures. Including wood grain, stone grain, carpet grain, etc., to meet different decoration needs.
Secondly, it can also be customized, and the design is more flexible.
Comfortability
PVC flooring has good sound insulation and can effectively reduce the spread of noise.
Easy to install
PVC flooring is easy to install, generally using self-adhesive or lock-type installation, which is convenient and quick to install.
Secondly, PVC flooring is also easy to maintain, and you only need to clean it with a mop dipped in clean water daily.
Affordable price
Compared with traditional solid wood floors and marble floors, PVC floors have more price advantages and are very suitable for decoration projects with limited budgets.
Environmental protection
PVC flooring does not contain harmful substances such as formaldehyde and benzene and is environmentally friendly. For families with children and the elderly, PVC flooring can provide safer protection.
Poor high-temperature resistance
PVC flooring is sensitive to temperature and may deform in extremely high-temperature environments.
Lower hardness
Although PVC flooring has a wear-resistant layer, it has a lower hardness than tiles and marble floors and is easily scratched by sharp objects.
Lack of the texture of real wood grain
Although PVC floors can simulate a variety of wood grain appearances, they still have some gaps in visual and tactile properties compared to real wood.
1. Home Decoration
PVC flooring is usually used in living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, and other areas. Due to its comfort and diverse design options, it is widely used in modern home interior decoration.
2. Commercial places
PVC flooring is economical and easy to clean, so it is also used in offices, shops, medical and educational institutions.
1. Use your eyes to observe whether its appearance texture is fine, whether the color is saturated, whether the surface is shiny, and whether the cross-section is fine and solid.
2. You can judge the quality by smelling whether there is a pungent smell. Poor-quality PVC flooring will have a pungent smell, while high-quality PVC flooring will have a slight smell in the short term after installation. These smells are emitted by the material itself and do not contain harmful gases such as formaldehyde. Over time, the smell will naturally disappear.
3. When purchasing, you can ask suppliers to provide complete product-related quality inspection certificates, production processes, quality inspection control standards, etc. as a basis for judging product quality.
4. Squeeze the surface of the PVC floor with your hands. If plastic deformation occurs, the concave part cannot be restored to its original state for a long time, or it cannot be squeezed, which means that there is a problem with the quality of the PVC floor.
A good PVC floor must have good elasticity, comfortable foot feel, safe protection, and good noise reduction ability.
5. Roll the PVC floor into a tube, then place it on the flat ground and wait for it to flatten itself. The speed at which the PVC floor flattens itself naturally reflects its excellent flexibility.
PVC flooring is a cost-effective and widely used flooring material. With its durability, waterproofness, design diversity, and easy installation, it has become a popular choice for modern home and commercial decoration. Although it has certain limitations in high-temperature environments and hardness, its comprehensive performance and advantages make it stand out among many flooring materials and meet the needs of different users.
