Vinyl Flooring - Wear Layer?

[DIYamTrying]

Hi

Looking to buy vinyl flooring for kitchen. Kitchen floor is all nice and level/smooth. I want to put down a vinyl that will hopefully last 7 years.

How do I know which is a good product to put down? Have been looking at Onlinecarpets. The backing of these vinyl's is foam.

Their cheaper vinyl is only 2.3mm thick and has a wear layer of 0.15mm.
Their quality level, thickness is 3.8mm and the wear layer is 0.2mm.
Luxury quality is different thickness with a wear layer of 0.25mm or 0.3mm

I am assuming that the wear layer is what I should be considering for durability? If so, is the 0.2mm wear layer decent enough for a kitchen and hoping to last for about 7 years?

 

[foxhole]

No guarantee, depends how much use and abuse it gets.

 

[tell80]

Hi,
I guess you are talking about cushioned sheet vinyl?
Stay away from the very cheap stuff, and go for a heavier more expensive type.
If you are intending to lay it then research how to do it.
Prep well, and have a helper. Consider how you would move large appliances across it?

 

[DIYamTrying]

Hi,
I guess you are talking about cushioned sheet vinyl?
Stay away from the very cheap stuff, and go for a heavier more expensive type.
If you are intending to lay it then research how to do it.
Prep well, and have a helper. Consider how you would move large appliances across it?

Yes, cushioned sheet vinyl. Ordering online but will use a professional fitter. Many thanks.

 

[crazydaze]

Most sheet vinyl of a reasonable quality will far outlast 7 years if the subfloor prep is good and nothing sharp gets dragged over it. Actual foot abrasion most sheet vinyl is quite resiliant against.