Sheet vinyl flooring is vinyl flooring that comes in large, continuous, flexible sheets. A vinyl sheet floor is completely impermeable to water, unlike vinyl floor tile, which comes in stiff tiles, and vinyl planks, which come in interlocking strips. It is sometimes called linoleum after a visually similar product of different (linseed oil) chemical composition.[1]
Vinyl flooring is extensively used because it is water-impervious, fairly durable, adjustably resilient and insulating, easy to install, available with a variety of appearances, and inexpensive.[2] Custom-print vinyl sheet flooring may cost an order of magnitude more, if ordered commercially,
However, vinyl flooring has environmental concerns in manufacturing, use, and disposal.[3][4]
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- ^ Cox, Steven S.; Zhao, Dongye; Little, John C. (2001). "Measuring partition and diffusion coefficients for volatile organic compounds in vinyl flooring". Atmospheric Environment. 35 (22): 3823–3830. doi:10.1016/S1352-2310(01)00175-3.
- ^ Affidavit of the Senior Public Health Scientist, New York State Office of the Attorney General