The composition of the wear layer.
Luxury vinyl floors with 20 mil wear layer.
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The floorte plus line is available with wear layers of 12 20 and 30 mils.
It protects the visual design layer beneath.
Supreme elegance spc rigid core stonefire grey oak 7 x 48 waterproof luxury vinyl plank with attached cork underlayment tr5004.
Generally speaking the thicker the wear layer the longer it will last.
8 mil wear layer.
Better quality flooring tends to have the highest wear layers but is more expensive.
6 mil wear layer.
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In short the thicker the wear layer the more durable the floor.
Before we take a look at wear layers or the overall thickness of a plank or tile it s important to understand what luxury vinyl is and how it s made.
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20 mil wear layer.
If you have a space that will need a high resistance to scratches and wear a higher wear layer such as a 12 mil or 20 mil would be best for your application.
A 20 mil wear layer can be expected to last about 5 years compared with a 28 mil wear layer which can last for up to 10.
Luxury vinyl flooring construction.
Coretec plus enhanced eir royal gorge oak 7 x 60 waterproof engineered luxury vinyl plank flooring 50lvr8603e.
Commercial vinyl flooring applications will usually require a 20 mil top layer.
Vinyl tile stone.
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The level of wear on a vinyl plank is measured in mil one thousandth of an inch a mil is not the same as a millimeter as roughly 40 mil equals 1 0 mm 39 4 mil to 1 mm to be exact.
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20 mil opus and 12 mil knight tile.
A thicker layer is more resistant to scratching and denting.
Unlike traditional vinyl this style of flooring is comprised of layers which always include a core vinyl top layer and wear layer.
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For heavy use commercial environments you will need to choose tiles with a wear layer of 28 mil 0 7mm thickness and above.
Some manufacturers incorporate additives into the wear layer including aluminum oxide nylon or ceramic beads and claim to provide extra protection against scratches.
Wear layers of many luxury vinyl floors are composed at least in part of pvc.