A Few WPC Floor Tips You Should Know

The composition of WPC floor

The LVT layer and WPC layer of WPC are bonded by glue, and the peel strength is still very good, even better than the bonding strength of LVT color film layer and frosted sheet after hot pressing

The stability of WPC is better than that of PVC.

The WPC floor is exposed to a high temperature of 80 degrees plus or minus 2 degrees for 6 hours, and then placed in a normal temperature of 23 plus or minus 2 degrees and a humidity of 50% for 24 hours. Concluded as follow:

The length shrinkage rate is 0.11%

The width shrinkage rate is 0.07%

Warpage: 0.25mm

LVT: 0.08-0.15%

Warpage: 0.5-1.2mm

Advantages of WPC

WPC Engineered Vinyl Flooring——The price of WPC is gold level, the price of WPC 5.5mm is basically the same price level as Vinyl’s 5.0mm lock and glue-free products, but higher than the magic buckle, and much higher It is suitable for washing glue and ordinary PVC floor (rubber type).

The installation cost of WPC is much lower than ordinary brushed PVC floor, lower than ordinary PVC lock floor, and the installation cost of glue-free PVC floor, magic buckle and water-washed PVC floor is not much different.

The waterproofness of WPC is quite good, and the waterproofness of the wood-plastic layer is also very stable. On the contrary, the water-proof effect of magic buckle, water-washed glue, and ordinary brushed PVC floor is generally because of the glue involved.

Installation convenience, WPC is relatively convenient because it is Angle-Tap installation method. It is suitable for DIY. Of course, Dry back, which needs to be charged separately, is the worst at this point.

WPC flooring is definitely good in terms of quietness and foot feel, especially WPC flooring with cork or EVA pads.

WPC is also very good in terms of environmental protection, including formaldehyde emissions, heavy metals, especially the Reach test, and all 144 items passed.

WPC flooring is a weak point in terms of recyclability after use, because WPC (WoodPlastic) cannot be recycled and reused. PVC flooring of other products can be reused as recycled materials.