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What are negatives to vinyl flooring?

The disadvantages of vinyl floors Cannot be repaired. Can emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Shorter lifespan than wood floors. No impact, or negative impact, on home resale value. Difficult to remove, especially if adhesive is used during installation. Not eco-friendly; difficult to recycle.

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As a hardwood floor contractor, you may find that some homeowners balk at the prices of hardwood floors and are tempted instead to turn to vinyl flooring which closely resembles wood floors. However, homeowners must be properly educated on the pitfalls and disadvantages of vinyl flooring. As the methods to recreate the look of wood floors in vinyl become more advanced, more homeowners will be tempted to opt for vinyl instead of actual hardwood floors. The look of vinyl is essentially created by producing a photographic image layer between the backing and the clear wear layer. Luxury vinyl flooring can look convincingly similar to real hardwood floors, but the fact is that they are worlds apart. Though vinyl planks may be appealing due to their low price point, especially compared to hardwood floors, they may wreak havoc on a homeowner’s wallet and potentially their health down the road.

The disadvantages of vinyl floors

Yes, vinyl floors are remarkably inexpensive and look like they’re made of real wood, but choosing them can actually cost a homeowner much more in the long run.

Some disadvantages of vinyl flooring include:

Cannot be repaired

Can emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Shorter lifespan than wood floors

No impact, or negative impact, on home resale value

Difficult to remove, especially if adhesive is used during installation

Not eco-friendly; difficult to recycle

Faced with this long list of disadvantages, any homeowner who’s thinking about the big picture would most likely turn down vinyl flooring. But what should they install instead?

A quality alternative to vinyl flooring

What’s a homeowner to do? Faced with the low price point of vinyl flooring and knowledge of its pitfalls, it may be hard for them to decide on an alternative to vinyl floors. However, as a hardwood floor contractor, you have a no-brainer option to offer them. If the homeowner is looking for an inexpensive flooring that requires little maintenance, easy to install, and durable, a quality alternative is prefinished engineered hardwood flooring. Depending on labor costs, prefinished hardwood flooring can be more expensive than solid hardwood flooring per square foot, but it offers many of the same benefits of vinyl flooring that homeowners are looking for, including stability and durability. Prefinished, engineered hardwood flooring features a 1 mm to 4 mm thick wear layer of wood on top of a thick inner core made of plywood, birch, or pine, which contributes to the stability of the planks. Compared to vinyl flooring, prefinished, engineered hardwood flooring is slightly more expensive, but it offers the following benefits:

Improves the resale value of the home

Available in eco-friendly varieties

Less time required for installation — prefinished flooring arrives already sanded and finished

No drying or curing time required

No strong odors or dust from sanding during installation

It’s clear that when compared to vinyl flooring, prefinished engineered hardwood floors offer more advantages and are better suited to those who are big-picture thinkers. With a bit of education and some guidance, you can steer homeowners from vinyl flooring to a much better choice!

For more information, call us at 1-800-737-1786 or email info@cityfloorsupply.com.

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