When it comes to construction projects, luxury vinyl floorings are very popular as it has excellent day to day use performance as well as very affordable and inexpensive prices. One of the most frequent used resilient flooring is the dryback LVT with 2.0mm total thickness. This type of LVT flooring is popular and widely applied for commercial properties as well as residential properties such as for multifamily units or rental apartments.
Brands such as Mohawk and Shaw Industries offers a wide range of collections in dry back LVT floorings. Shaw for example has the Acuba LVT collection that has been popular for home production builders. Mohawk has also launched the UltimateFlex collection that aimed at multifamily units.
Capture Market Sales with 2.0mm LVT Product Collections
Dryback 2.0mm Luxury Vinyl Tiles has been an extreme popular flooring products for construction projects. Whether for commercial use or residential use, the dryback LVT tiles, with a very thin layer of vinyl composition, provide very affordable prices comparing with any other type of floorings. For as little as $1.60 per sqft, it has become one of the most popular floor covering products in floor installations.
Problem with Dryback LVT Flooring Cost Reduction
With increasing market competition, both flooring brands and private label flooring importers are consistently looking for suppliers and manufacturers that provide cost advantages in their procurements. However, with ongoing cost reduction pressure, it can lead to distinctive decline in product quality. Whether its the brand or vinyl flooring manufacturers, the incentive to drive cost down means much of the product offering out there in the market only meet the minimal standards that are set by the industry, mainly Floorscore.
| Quality Criteria | Standard | Floorscore Standard | Acclimation Free Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensional Stability | ISO23999 | ≤0.25% | ≤0.12% |
| Curving | ISO23999 | ≤1.2mm | ≤0.0mm |
| Arching | EN434 | N/A | ≤1.0mm |
| Peel Resistance | ISO24346 | ≥50N/5cm | ≥50N/5cm |
| Thickness | ISO24345 | +/-0.10mm | +/-0.10mm |
With the minimal standards set by Floorscore, many project builders has responded inconsistence in dryback vinyl flooring. The industry in average receives about 10% compliant on product quality issues, such as cupping and contraction gap after installation. Quality issues might be cause by temperature, humidity, and other factors, so many brands has reinforced the need for 24~48 hours acclimation time. Failure to comply with the acclimation requirement will not be covered by Brand’s warranty. A potential risk for project builders.
Furthermore, frequently with unethical practice, manufacturers might try to use different compositions such as recycled PVC and plasticizers to reduce the cost in raw materials. A potential issue which as also been observed in the industry where heavy metals are found in dry back LVT floorings.
Why Acclimation Free Vinyl Flooring is the quality solution for Project Floor Sales
When dryback LVT flooring has defects after it is fully installed onto the flooring, replacing them can become very problematic both time and money wise. It takes a proper removal job to remove and cleaning before a new vinyl floor is installed. In addition, the material costs for replacement can also be significant. However, not all brands stand beyond their products, even with 10% defective rates, brands frequently avoid backing up warranty by claiming builders did not give enough time in acclimation. As a result, construction companies or the builder needs to bear with the cost of replacements.
This is where acclimation free LVT flooring comes in. When a Dryback Luxury Vinyl Tiles are built with quality exceeding the Floorscore standards, it eventually become an acclimation free flooring products. This means production builders can immediately install the flooring as soon as they get the flooring materials from the warehouse. This significantly saves time and with acclimation free performance, also saves money.
You might be surprised that acclimation free dryback LVT are not as expensive as they sound. With roughly 10~15% increase in material cost and price, you are getting an entirely different performance in LVT products.
Flooring Distributors can do better with Acclimation Free LVT Collections
Promoting for new product concept is never easy, especially when the dryback LVT are flooded with cheap quality LVT products. However, while consumers are frequently misdirected by the prices, as project builders there are more look than the eyes. Whether home production builders or commercial project builders, getting quality dryback vinyl flooring products such as acclimation free LVT means labour saving, time saving and effort saving. Making sure that LVT will not defect after it is glue down installed is a strong value proposition for flooring distributors.
Hengdi’s Acclimation Free Dryback LVT
As a professional resilient flooring manufacturer, Hengdi is dedicated in providing resilient flooring solutions that works. Dryback LVT tiles are losing its quality reputation and significant amount of product defects and complaints are observed across different level of flooring markets.
As a mean to target performance issues in current dryback vinyl flooring products, Hengdi has launched our acclimation free dryback vinyl tile products. Below are some of the pattern designs we have for acclimation free vinyl flooring products. More colors and pattern designs are available. Simple talk to our sales team for more information.
