Karndean Designflooring Luxury Vinyl Flooring
By Michelle Sierra,
Unlike laminate and engineered hardwoods, Karndean Designflooring's luxury vinyl floors will not swell, crack or warp when wet. Perfect in bathrooms, laundry rooms, kitchens and any other busy rooms in the home. All Karndean's luxury vinyl flooring products are:
- Kid-friendly – Karndean floors offer kids a safe and comfortable space to play and parents a durable, easy-to-clean surface.
- Durable – Karndean Designflooring gives you the look and feel of natural products with the durability and resilience of luxury vinyl.
- Lifetime Warranty – Unique to your home and guaranteed to last for years to come.
- Waterproof – Their waterproof floors stand up to spills of all sizes.
- Pet Friendly – Low-maintenance luxury vinyl floors fabricated with pets in mind. Built to withstand muddy paw prints, household accidents and anything in-between.
- Low maintenance – Easy to clean with a sweep and a mop. It does not require sanding, varnishing or staining.
- Phthalate-free – Karndean prides itself on environmental awareness in the manufacture and supply of all their products and can proudly say that all their products are phthalate-free.
- Quiet underfoot – Karndean Designflooring offers formats that reduce noise transfer by up to 22dB. Therefore, it's perfect for upstairs bedrooms, playrooms, attics or loft conversions.
But, which of their three flooring types will best suit your space: Gluedown, Loose Lay and Rigid Core? Let's find out.
GLUEDOWN
- Offered in a large assortment of designs, colors, textures and formats
- No expansion gap required
- Range of price points
- Personalize with design strips or complementary borders
Karndean's gluedown ranges offer their widest choice of colors and size formats. Their luxury vinyl flooring is manufactured to replicate wood and stone but without the drawbacks these natural flooring materials have. Each collection in the gluedown series has a distinctive character defined by wear layer, plank or tile size, design and tonal range.
Gluedown planks and tiles are installed individually. This makes them easy to personalize, allowing you to create a layout and design custom to your home and style. You can be stylish and functional while remaining affordable. It is also faster to install than other hard surface flooring types like hardwood or ceramic tile.
LOOSE LAY
- Quick and easy to install
- Individually replaceable
- Reduces noise transfer
Karndean's loose lay ranges between LooseLay and LooseLay Longboard. Both Loose Lay products are held in place by Karndean's K-Wave® friction grip backing. It creates a tough bond to the subfloor by means of both weight and friction. Karndean LooseLay is perfect for both temporary and permanent use. Indeed, this is the flooring for you if are interested in changing out the flooring frequently. Loose Lay also aids in reducing noise transfer to rooms below. Furthermore, it's quick and easy to install, requiring only the use of a light tackifier in the majority of installations.
RIGID CORE
- Installs over existing hard floors
- Reduces noise transfer
- No adhesive required
- Quick and easy to install
No adhesive is necessary because Rigid Core is a type of floating floor that just clicks and locks into place. Rigid core offers the same realistic look of engineered hardwood floors but with the durability and waterproof qualities of luxury vinyl.
Karndean's rigid core products incorporate their proprietary, 100% waterproof K-Core® technology, which allows for a fast installation. In addition, there is less disruption in your home during installation because Rigid Core can be installed over most existing hard floors.
You can find Karndean Designflooring at our Mokena, Illinois, or Highland, Indiana showrooms. We always have the latest Karndean products on display, with ideas and designs to inspire you. As well as seeing the full range of Karndean Designflooring, you can speak to our trained flooring consultants and use our design tables to try out your ideas.