ABOUT KITCHEN FLOORING

Vinyl, in tile or sheet form, is generally regarded as the most practical type of kitchen flooring. Vinyl tile has the advantage as kitchen flooring that it can be easily laid on a do-it-yourself basis; but there is a risk that the tiles may lift after time due to water seeping into the joints between the tiles. Vinyl sheet kitchen flooring has the advantage of being completely waterproof, but it does require professional laying. Other practical alternatives for kitchen flooring include laminate flooring and ceramic tile flooring. Wood can be used as a kitchen flooring, but great care is needed in its maintenance.

LEADING USA KITCHEN FLOORING MANUFACTURERS

The leading kitchen flooring manufacturers, described below, have comprehensive websites, with information on all aspects of kitchen flooring, including online catalogs, colours and materials for kitchen flooring, and care and maintenance of kitchen flooring.

Armstrong: Vinyl Kitchen Flooring. Armstrong is a leading manufacturer of vinyl sheet and vinyl tile flooring, including kitchen flooring. Armstrong Flooring is a division of the worldwide Armstrong World Industries Inc, which is a leading manufacturer of flooring, cabinets and ceilings with more than 10,000 employees worldwide. It operates 36 plants in nine countries.

Armstrong Vinyl Sheet is a layered construction, sold in six inch and twelve inch widths. There are two forms of construction, defined by the type of backing: Felt and Fiberglass. 90% of vinyl sheet sold is of the Felt type. Fiberglass is the 'cushiest' form of vinyl flooring. Armstrong Vinyl Tile is made up of four layers: a urethane protective wear layer, a protective clear film layer, a printed design layer, and a vinyl tile backing. Wood, tile and stone looks are available. Armstrong also supplies hardwood, laminate, linoleum, and ceramic flooring.

Barefoot Floor: Kitchen Flooring. Barefoot Floor Inc., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, supplies a wide range of home improvement products including kitchen flooring. Its website is organized into the following main sections: Hardwood Floor, Ceramic Tile, Laminate, Stone Tile, Bathroom, Granite Countertops, and Kitchen. Its range of natural stone tiles includes: Granite Tile, Marble Tile, Tumbled Marble Tile, Limestone Tile, Slate Tile, Travertine Tile, and Jerusalem Tile. It offers ceramic tiles from more than a hundred manufacturers, including American Olean, Mohawk, Cerdomus, and Marazzi.

The Barefoot Floor website contains numerous articles on home improvement. Titles relevant to kitchen flooring include: Kitchen & Bathroom Sink Maintenance, Choosing your Kitchen Sink, Limestone Flooring & Countertops, Slate Tile Flooring, Travertine Tile & Flooring, and Kitchen Lifestyle & Design.

BuildDirect: Kitchen Flooring. BuildDirect, of Vancouver, Canada, is a leading online supplier of building materials including kitchen flooring. Its Ceramic Tile Flooring range includes: Full Body Porcelain Floor Tiles, Ceramic Floor Tiles, Glazed Porcelain Floor Tiles, Rectified Floor Tiles, Wood Grain Floor Tiles, Sem-Rectified Floor Tiles, and Saltillo Floor Tiles.

Other types of kitchen flooring supplied by BuildDirect include: Wood Flooring, Laminate Flooring, Bamboo Flooring, Hardwood Flooring, Cork Flooring, Stone Flooring, Travertine Tile Flooring, Marble Tile Flooring, Sandstone Tile Flooring, and Granite Flooring. Other kitchen products supplied by BuildDirect include: Kitchen Countertops, and Kitchen Sinks. The BuildDirect website contains advisory articles grouped into 'Colleges', and collectively described as the 'BuildDirect University'. Topics relevant to kitchen flooring include: Underlayment for Laminate Flooring, and Maintaining Ceramic Tile.

OTHER PRODUCTS RELEVANT TO KITCHEN FLOORING

You may also like to visit our USA product guides on: Ceramic Tile Flooring, Flooring Tiles, Laminate Flooring, Linoleum Flooring, Rubber Flooring, Stone Flooring, and Vinyl Tile Flooring.

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT DIRECTORIES

We recommend the following professional construction directories, which include standard specifications, manufacturers' specs, and CAD details: 4Specs at www.4specs.com, Arcat at www.arcat.com, Arcom at www.arcomnet.com, Reed at www.reedfirstsource.com, Sweets at www.sweets.construction.com.

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Flooring Product Guides: Bamboo Flooring, Bathroom Flooring, Carpets, Carpet Tiles, Ceramic Tile Flooring, Concrete Flooring, Cork Flooring, Door Mats, Engineered Wood Floors, Floor Tiles, Garage Flooring, Hardwood Floors, Industrial Flooring, Kitchen Flooring, Laminate Flooring, Linoleum Flooring, Marble Flooring, Oak Flooring, Outdoor Carpet, Parquet Flooring, Rubber Flooring, Slate Flooring, Stone Flooring, Vinyl Flooring, Vinyl Tile Flooring, Wide Plank Flooring, Wood Flooring, Wood Floors.

Other recommended portals: Archbone, Building Design, Homeone Australia, Lighting Directory, Sapling, Stone Network.

Publisher: Abacus Construction Index is a professionally edited directory of recommended construction websites, published by Extonet Ltd. It is financed only by Google advertising; no payment is received from included websites.