Nucore Luxury Vinyl Plank Wear Layer

Mil is an imperial measurement meaning thousandths of an inch.

Nucore luxury vinyl plank wear layer.

Wear layer techtanium plus 8 edge beveled 8. Unlike traditional vinyl this style of flooring is comprised of layers which always include a core vinyl top layer and wear layer. Our bottom line opinion is below. 4 5 mm thickness with a 20 mil urethane wear layer.

Nucore white pewter rigid core luxury vinyl plank cork back size. View details dune rigid core luxury vinyl plank cork back. Clearwater s everyday low price. When it comes to luxury vinyl plank flooring nucore is an affordable brand that provides a genuine hardwood floor finish upon installation.

With new technology some vinyls now offer added uv or durability layers on top of the wear layer for even more surface protection. What is nucore flooring. A thicker layer is more resistant to scratching and denting. We ll say upfront that with a 22 mils wear layer attached cork underlayment and an impressive range of styles and finishes nucore should be considered along better known names like shaw armstrong and mohawk luxury vinyl plank flooring.

The wear layer will usually be recorded in mil but it can also be shown in millimeters mm or both. Shop luxury vinyl planks. The full name is nucore rigid core luxury vinyl plank. The level of wear on a vinyl plank is measured in mil one thousandth of an inch a mil is not the same as a millimeter as roughly 40 mil equals 1 0 mm 39 4 mil to 1 mm to be exact.

Mowhawk luxury vinyl plank lowe s cost. It is also comfortable to walk on thanks to its cork underlayment which also helps muffle any sounds. Nucore comes with an impressive 22 mil wear layer to provide durability stain and scratch resistance. Better quality flooring tends to have the highest wear layers but is more expensive.

If not then it might not be as high quality as it claims. Wear layers range from 4 mil to 40 mil. As mentioned above nucore is one of the new breeds of luxury vinyl plank known as rigid core. 47 for an 18 22 sq ft carton 2 58 sq ft thickness.

Usually though a luxury vinyl product includes a thick durable floor multiple layers a realistic image and a tough wear layer. While the mohawk luxury vinyl plank was thinner than the smartcore it has a thicker wear layer so i thought it was worth checking out. Nucore gunstock rigid core luxury vinyl plank cork back size. Nucore dune rigid core luxury vinyl plank cork back size.