Vinyl Flooring Wear Layer Thickness

When purchasing vinyl flooring the wear layer will determine the durability of the flooring.

Vinyl flooring wear layer thickness.

A thicker layer is more resistant to scratching and denting. Vinyl floor wear layer. But if you have an uneven subfloor in a space that s going to go through a lot of high traffic the best range to get would be between 12 mil and 20 mil. Building professionals tend to stick with a minimum of 12 mil for residential and 28 mil for commercial.

In short the thicker the wear layer the more durable the floor. You should look for vinyl planks with a wear layer of at least 12 mil. It s slightly thicker at 4mm with an 8mil wear layer while the bottom sample is shaw matrix at 3 2mm thick with a 6mil wear layer. In the middle is a slice of vinyl plank flooring from the home decorators collection in noble oak.

In the photo below the top sample carries the trafficmaster allure branding and is 3 8mm thick with a 4mil wear layer.