Vinyl floors have changed a lot in the last few years. Some of today’s top flooring manufacturers now make luxury vinyl tile and sheet products that mimic the look and feel of real wood, stone, and tile.

Vinyl floors, which are also called “resilient” floors, are easy to install and some types even come from the factory with adhesive already applied.  Like ceramic, vinyl’s water and stain resistance make it perfect for kitchens, but unlike ceramic, vinyl has a slight “give” making it a more comfortable surface to stand on.

Vinyl styling has improved greatly since the 1950s, when vinyl began outselling linoleum. Super-premium vinyl floors, like those made by Tarkett under the Nafco brand, are quite realistic. Tarkett takes pride in knowing that each piece of Nafco flooring is unique; no two rolls or tiles are exactly alike. Some of the wood-grain Nafco floors even feature unique hammer pings to add to the realism.

Congoleum, another super-premium vinyl manufacturer, offers vinyl flooring with Scotchgard protection and a patented nylon/aluminum oxide surface that give it unsurpassed stain, wear, and scratch resistance. Both Congoleum and Tarkett offer long, sometimes lifetime, warranties on their products.

Vinyl flooring comes in both rolls and tiles and must be stuck the subfloor with an adhesive. Some types of vinyl tiles are sold with adhesive already applied for the convenience of the do-it-yourselfer.