Wear Layer On Vinyl Planking

What the luxury vinyl wear layer does is protect your floors from scratching and denting keeping them looking their best for a lot longer.

Wear layer on vinyl planking.

If you re using vinyl planks for a low traffic area you might not need the thickest wear layer. Put simply the wear layer is the top surface that provides the durability stain and scratch resistance of vinyl flooring. You should look for vinyl planks with a wear layer of at least 12 mil. You re gonna want the beefiest bodyguard right.

After all the wear layer is basically a bodyguard for your flooring. The composition of the wear layer wear layers of many luxury vinyl floors are composed at least in part of pvc. With new technology some vinyls now offer added uv or durability layers on top of the wear layer for even more surface protection. The wear layer is usually a clear urethane based coating that keeps the original appearance of the floor and provides easy maintenance.

While these planks are also close in size the difference again lies with the wear layer. Lifeproof s lvp only has a quarter of the wear layer found on karndean s plank but is around 3 20 per square foot compared to around 5 00 per square foot for the korlok select. Some manufacturers incorporate additives into the wear layer including aluminum oxide nylon or ceramic beads and claim to provide extra protection against scratches. However if your vinyl flooring will be in the midst of your rough and tumble life then definitely thicker is better.