{"id":2290,"date":"2019-08-12T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T05:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/?p=2290"},"modified":"2019-08-07T06:32:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T06:32:14","slug":"what-is-polyvinyl-garage-flooring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/what-is-polyvinyl-garage-flooring\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Polyvinyl Garage Flooring?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/what-is-polyvinyl-garage-flooring-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/what-is-polyvinyl-garage-flooring-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/what-is-polyvinyl-garage-flooring-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/what-is-polyvinyl-garage-flooring-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Polyvinyl\ngarage flooring is garage flooring that is made of PVC or polyvinyl chloride\nplastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polyvinyl\ngarage flooring may have lots of different names:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><em>Vinyl flooring<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>Polyvinyl flooring<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>PVC flooring<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>LVT flooring (luxury vinyl tile)<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>VCT flooring (vinyl composition tile)<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These\nare all types of flooring that are made with polyvinyl chloride or PVC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Differences between them include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>How they are manufactured\u2014for example in sheets or in tiles.<\/li><li>How much of their composition is from recycled materials.<\/li><li>How they are installed\u2014for example do they need an adhesive?<\/li><li>How thick or thin they are, and similarly how hard or soft they are.<\/li><li>Do they have specific properties to resist bacteria or chemicals?<\/li><li>What types of finishes or textures or colors are they available with?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Fundamentally,\nthese are all similar types of flooring with some slight differences depending\non their intended use and application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LVT\ntend to be more upscale because of the textures and finishes available with\nthem. These types of vinyl tiles can mimic much more expensive stone or tile or\nwood flooring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All\nfloorings that are available in tiles are easier to repair than sheet flooring\nbecause you only have to replace one or more tiles. The repair will be\ninvisible. The sheet floorings, however, will have more integrity because there\nare no breaks or seams like individual tiles have that moisture can get under\nor little kids can pick away at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And\nno matter what type of vinyl flooring you have, you still need mats at all of your\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/entrance-mats-runners.html\">entrances<\/a> to cut down on\nslips, trips, and falls, and improve your indoor safety. There is no magic\nfloor that reduces your need for mats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every\ncommercial or business premises needs mats, and enough of them to rotate out\nthe ones that are dirty (for cleaning) and immediately rotate in clean ones to\ntake their places while you\u2019re letting the first ones dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Putting\ndown mats is the best, easiest, and cheapest way to improve overall floor\nsafety no matter what kind of floor you have. Always. Slips, trips, and falls,\naccount for 15 percent of all accidental deaths.\n\nDo you have other questions? It\u2019s easy to\ncontact us, and we\u2019re happy to help you. You can always call us at (877)\n333-1018 or email us at <a href=\"mailto:sales@eaglemat.com\">sales@eaglemat.com<\/a> for more information or if you aren\u2019t sure what\nyou need.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/what-is-polyvinyl-garage-flooring\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/what-is-polyvinyl-garage-flooring-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Garage Mats: The Workhorses Beneath Your Wheels\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><p>Polyvinyl garage flooring is garage flooring that is made of PVC or polyvinyl chloride plastic. Polyvinyl garage flooring may have lots of different names: Vinyl flooring Polyvinyl flooring PVC flooring LVT flooring (luxury vinyl tile) VCT flooring (vinyl composition tile) These are all types of flooring that are made with polyvinyl chloride or PVC. 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