Is vinyl flooring right for your home?

Pros and Cons: Vinyl Flooring Review

What is vinyl flooring?

Urban Quarter | Vinyl flooring comes in long, narrow strips rather than the traditional square tile shapes and come in wood or stone look and texture. Vinyl flooring mostly mimic real wood grain and surfaces. Compared to real hardwood, vinyl flooring is flexible, easier to maintain and easy to be installed.

Areas in the home you can use vinyl flooring:

✔︎Kitchen + Dining Room                             ✖︎Terrace, Balcony + Outdoor Patio    

✔︎Entryway + Living Room                           ✖︎Garage

✔︎Bedroom                                                               

✔︎Home Office

✔︎Laundry Room

✔︎Bathroom

Pros #1: Fully Waterproof Material

Vinyl flooring are mostly waterproof because they are composed primarily of PVC. This is why vinyl can be a preferred in the kitchen and bathroom! However, the quality of installation can affect their level of water-resistance and it really depends how you glue and how neat you install the flooring.

Pros #2: Easy DIY Installation

Ease of installation is a major key advantage to vinyl flooring. You can easily do it yourself with minimal error and to install right away using the tools needed e.g. glue. For instance, small rooms can be completed in less than three to four hours, usually. Most vinyl flooring sellers do have additional installation service to help you install the flooring for your home. Even so, there are vinyl that uses a click-lock system where the edges and ends of the planks snap together with magnets!

Pros #3: Easy Maintenance

Aside of its ease of installation, vinyl flooring is extremely easy to maintain and to clean! As vinyl flooring is waterproof, it can withstand cleaning solutions way more than laminate flooring or hardwood due to its ability to stand moisture.

Cons #1: Difficult to Replace Damaged Planks

Repairs can be a little tricky for vinyl flooring! You can repair small areas of damage with a vinyl repair kit and replacing entire planks require you to disassemble the floor. The repaired area will usually not be a perfect match and you will need to reassemble the floor back.

Cons #2: Not as Prestigious as Hard Woods

Vinyl flooring varies in hundreds of colors and patterns. Most vinyl flooring mimic hardwood flooring and at a glance, vinyl planks can look quite similar to natural wood. Nevertheless, it cannot have the natural feel and texture of real hard woods.