VINYL FLOORING OPTIONS

The wearlayer, or surface coating, is critical to the performance of a vinyl floor. The thickness of the wearlayer varies with each manufacturer's collection, or series and is generally measured in mils (the thickness of a mil is about the same as a page in your telephone book). There are three surface coatings, which resist dirt, stains and scuff marks:

• Vinyl No-Wax is good for areas with light traffic and minimal exposure to dirt.
  
• Urethane is good for areas with normal to heavy traffic. Urethane also resists scuff marks, scratches from sliding chairs and cleans up easily.
  
• Enhanced Urethane is considered the highest quality surface coating. Enhanced urethane holds up to the heaviest traffic, offers the greatest stain and scratch resistance and maintains its original luster longer than other coatings.
  

Fiber glass backed floors are the latest addition to sheet vinyl. Some of the advantages of fiber floors are that they can be loose laid (no need for adhesives) and they are very easy to maintain.