Many people think that Vinyl flooring,Safety flooring,Karndean and Amtico are all products made from totally different materials.In reality they're all made in the main, from PVC (poly vinyl chloride) and are all classed as vinyl flooring.which is a man made product.Lino or Linoleum is the one product not made from PVC and therefore cannot really be classed as vinyl flooring.Lino is actually made from a natural product,solidified linseed oil and nearly always has a canvas or hessian backing.Because of it's composition,Lino can be damaged quite badly by any trapped or rising dampness from subfloors.The hessian or canvas can rot and the lino itself can hole.PVC however is never effected by moisture in this way.The adhesive holding the vinyl can debond and cause the floor to lift,but the vinyl itself will not rot.
Safety flooring is basically vinyl flooring(pvc) with a few additives to enhance the grip underfoot.Usually silicine carbide,coloured quartz and aluminium oxide granules are added which also gives the shimmering metallic glistening effect usually associated with safety floors.Some safety flooring has a contoured finish,eg small raised bubbles.These are usually found in marine safety flooring environments,eg swimming pools,hydros etc.Again the flooring is vinyl or pvc but the manufacturing process is just slighly different.
Whether it's safety flooring,vinyl flooring,Karndean or Amtico, Specialist Floors North East can supply or supply and fit any of these products within a 25 mile radius of Newcastle Upon Tyne,including Gateshead,Durham,Sunderland and Northumberland.
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