SmartCore Ultra is constructed in the same way as the standard SmartCore luxury vinyl plank, using the WPC core (wood plastic composite) method and a 12 mil wear layer. Overall thickness for both wood look plank and stone look tile is 6.5 mm. In terms of size the SmartCore planks are 5” x 48” and the tiles are 12” x 24”. The stone look tile options are much fewer – just two at the moment – an attractive, generic stone aesthetic in either dark gray or light gray. The wood representations are oak, maple, walnut, hickory and pine, and there are both classic and contemporary looks available including some quite dramatic multi-toned looks. The standard SmartCore collection has a decent range of wood look flooring. The final bottom layer is an integrated acoustic pad, which acts as an underlayment. The other layers that make up the standard SmartCore flooring are a protective 12 mil wear layer that sits on top of the image layer – that is a printed design that authentically reproduces the look and texture of wood planks or stone tiles. This wood polymer core layer is made from mixing wood fiber, plastic polymers and foaming agents, which gives the flooring a 100% waterproof core and a solid feel, but not so solid as to be completely inflexible like ceramic tile. It’s a type of rigid core EVP flooring called WPC ( wood plastic composite) with a middle layer that keeps it stable and not prone to excessive expansion or contraction.
You can think of this as the standard SmartCore collection. * Note that in 2016 USFloors was acquired by Shaw Industries (the company behind Shaw Floors) and so SmartCore is essentially owned by Shaw. In this Smartcore flooring report we take an in-depth look at each collection, and what sets it apart from the others.
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The different collections are: SmartCore, SmartCore Ultra, SmartCore Pro and SmartCore Naturals.
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