On Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 9:09:36 AM UTC-5, Frank wrote:
On 3/2/2015 10:11 PM, wrote:
A commercial building put some flooring in a waiting room, and it looks
like those wooden plank floors that lock together, but it's not wood.
It hs wood grain, but it's actually some sort of vinyl or other
"plastic" material. The pieces are like boards about 6 or 7 inches wide
and 3 or 4 feet long. The seams are visible, so it's not any sheet
goods. It seems real durable.

I'd like to find out what this stuff is, and possibly use it in my
kitchen. I was considering those wood planks that lock together, but
not only are they quite costly, but I was told they will not hold up
well since this is a farm house and the floor is constantly getting wet.
Plus I dont think the finish coating on the wood would last long with
all the dirt that gets tracked in.

I've always figured that if the floor needs to be covered with throw
rugs to protect the flooring, why install the flooring.

Sheet goods were my next choice, but I like this stuff, and if it's used
in a commercial building, it's generally durable and of good quality.
It's probably pricey too, but if it lasts a long time, I'll pay the
price.

Anyone have any idea what this stuff is called???

Thanks



There are all kinds of laminate flooring. Basically plywood with a
plastic coating. My son has put it in his kitchen. Very durable but if
surface were to completely wear through you could not bring it back as
with refinishing wood.

And there is real wood laminate too, where they use a thinner wood
veneer on top of another substrate. At least some of those, you can
refinish some number of times.