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Vinyl Flooring Vinyl floors come in various wearlayers and will dramatically effect the overall performance of your new floor.  Having a basic understanding of the 2 most common wearlayers will help you choose the right floor for your needs.

• Urethane – most of your middle to upper end vinyl floors come with a urethane finish.  The enhanced urethane finishes protect your floor from scuffing, asphalt sealer tracking, and most spills wipe easily off with a clean rag, or paper towel.
• PVC – (poly-vinyl chloride) this is your basic vinyl floor wearlayer, which gives good durability, but lacks the easy maintenance features found in the urethane wearlayers.  Scuffs, and marks may be difficult to remove.

Vinyl flooring offers many benefits not found in other floors:

• Superior selection!  Vinyl flooring offers a wide range of styles, colors, and textures to match any home décor, which gives the consumers more options than found in any other floor type.
• Vinyl flooring offers consumers many affordable price points to choose from.
• In remodeling, vinyl flooring can resolve the height problems that can occur around door jambs, and built in appliances.

Keep traffic light during the first 24 hours, so the adhesive has time to dry properly.  If the floor has been seamed, avoid walking on the seam sealer for 24 hours so it can setup properly and not become smeared.  Also, avoid scrubbing or washing the floor for atleast 3 days after installation.  If you have to do some cleaning spot clean the areas while avoiding the seams.  Clean any adhesive residue off the floor with a clean white cloth dampened with mineral spirits.

Support furniture with wide-bearing non-staining protectors.  Ideally, the protectors should be at least one inch in diameter, made of non-pigmented hard plastic, lay completely flat on the floor, and be totally smooth on the bottom.  Casters with a minimum ¾" flat surface width or floor protectors are recommended for all movable furniture.  Make sure any metal protectors are rust proof.  Replace your narrow dome furniture rest with wide load bearing ones.

Place door mats outside of each entrance of your home.  They will help prevent dirt, sand, oil, driveway sealer, and other substances from being tracked in onto your new floor.  Do not use rubber backed mats or cocofiber mats because they may damage the surface of your floor. If you need to move heavy furniture or appliances, always use some type of plywood, underlayment, or hard board to help prevent the floor from being cut. Torn, or gouged.  Runways must be used even if you are using an appliance dolly, or even if the heavy object is equipped with wheels.  Runways are extremely important on newly installed floors where the adhesive may not be totally cured.  Whenever possible close your drapes where light may cause everything – furniture, carpet, wallpaper, curtains, and floor - to fade or discolor.

Sweep and damp mop the floor regularly.  Remove spills and ground-in dirt by damp mopping with the manufacturer’s cleaner for your vinyl flooring.  Do not use soap because it will leave a film that will make the floor begin to appear dull.  For heavily soiled areas, or to strip old floor polish use the manufacturer’s Cleaner & Stripper.  Do not use abrasive type cleaners on your floor.  To restore the luster, or to add extra protection to your vinyl flooring use the manufacturer’s polish.