‘Cushion floor’ most popular

Press, 22 April 1986, Page 15

‘Cushion floor’ most popular

There are many types of flooring available, but the most commonly used in homes is the broadly termed “cushioned floor” vinyl. This type of vinyl is made of a backing and inner layer of foam with a vinyl-wear layer on the surface. These are available in different qualities, so prices vary. The quality depends on whether the inner foam is heavy or light. The vinyl surface

varies in thickness also. Obviously, the thicker the foam, and the vinyl-wear surface, the better the quality of flooring, it is because it will last longer. The solid, homogenous, inlaid vinyl differs from the “cushion-floor” in that a its has vinyl skin-wear layer with a solid, heavy duty P.V.C. working surface.

These are used for extra-heavy domestic surfaces or for the commercial work-place. Where maintenance is concerned, the cushionfloors simply require regular washing over with a mild detergent. There is no need to polish this type of surface. Inlaid vinyls also need

a regular washing over with a mild detergent, but the surface must also be maintained with a resin emulsion polish now and then. Both types of vinyl, when used in the appropriate conditions, “cushion floor” for the home and inlaid for the work-place, serve well and last a long time.