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The biggest difference between WPC, SPC and VyLuxe® SPC is found in both the composition and manufacturing of the core. I. Composition VyLuxe® offers the highest PVC Content of SPC options, while LVT, WPC and other thicker rigid cores are typically made with limestone filler. There is not a lot of structural integrity in dirt. Dirt renders the core, and thereby the locking system, more brittle.

VyLuxe® high concentration of PVC increases the product density. The result is a stronger, more dimensionally stable floor with a stronger lock. II. All the Density, None of the Fluff Density is also affected in the manufacturing process. The core of WPC is air fluffed. Fluffing increases product thickness with less raw material. This is a cost savings in the manufacturing process, but it sacrifices product density. VyLuxe® is all product, no fluff! The difference in density is immediately evidenced in a rudimentary weight comparison between the products. It’s Good to be Dense The density of a floor has a direct correlation to the product’s dimensional stability, and dimensional stability affects a floor’s performance. For example, when flooring is subject to large variances in temperature, such that may occur in a ski cabin or a summer business closed for the season, expansion and contraction can happen, causing the floor to buckle, cup or separate. The greater the density, the less dimensional change.

VyLuxe® offers the greatest density on the market today and its superior density equates to superior temperature and superior water resistance.VyLuxe® SPC maintains its dimension without expanding, contracting, cupping, curling or peeling, in the harshest of conditions. In installation, greater density allows for additional forgiveness when it comes to subfloor irregularities. VyLuxe® requires fewer transitions, little to no acclimation and the fully licensed drop-lock edge profile contributes to an overall faster installation time. Putting it Together Another difference in the WPC product; WPC is manufactured in stages. First, the core is made, cooled and chopped. Next, the vinyl layer is made cooled and chopped. Then, the film layer is added, and finally, a wear layer. All four finished layers are pressed together and the profile for the locking system is routed.

VyLuxe® is created in a singular pass. As the core is extruded from the machine, the film and wear layer are pressed onto the hot product at once, and then the lock is routed. The resulting effect of this process is a superior indentation resistance over WPC. Life is Better Uncorked! Many of the rigid core flooring products are sold with an attached backing for comfort underfoot and reduction in sound transmission. The most popular of the attached pads are cork , a curious choice! Cork is neither water-resistant, nor is it dimensionally stable, so its inclusion mitigates any claim to water-resistant and stability that a product might have.