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Article: How vinyl flooring is made; a look inside this versatile and beautiful floor covering. (How It's Made).
- Article from:
- Popular Mechanics
- Article date:
- December 1, 2002
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* Who isn't charmed by the rich warmth of a polished hardwood floor? And when it comes to bathroom elegance, it's difficult to pass up real ceramic tile. Living room luxury? It's wall-to-wall for most. All of these flooring solutions have their place. But, if you want to be practical too, there's an essential alternative you shouldn't leave out--plastic.
That's right. Covering your floor with plastic--just like homeowners have been doing for the past 40 years--is the low-maintenance, high-performance solution to just about any well-trodden area. Of course, we don't call it plastic flooring, we call it vinyl flooring. And if you think it sounds bland, utilitarian ...