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We found a very interesting article on vinyl floors and how they hold up in time.
“When it comes to flooring, the top-selling kind is vinyl, and it comes in all kinds of colors and textures. Some even look like stone or wood. Consumer Reports included vinyl in its tests of flooring.
The most important test is how well the flooring will hold up through years of foot traffic. To simulate, a machine scrubs the flooring up to 500 times. Testers also evaluate how well the flooring resists stains and whether sharp objects will scratch it. And you don’t want the sun to fade your floor, so testers place flooring in a machine and expose it to ultraviolet rays. The Wicanders Corkcomfort ran into trouble.
Consumer Reports says vinyl flooring that has the industry’s “FloorScore certification” indicates it emits relatively low levels of VOCs. When the battery of tests was done, the best vinyl beat all the other flooring, including wood and laminate.”
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