Vinyl Floor Tile Advantages

(HIT) - Many homeowners are on a tight budget, but that doesn’t have to rule out improvements that can freshen up your home’s look. One easy-to-do and economical home decorating idea is do-it-yourself installation of new vinyl floor tiles.

Visit your local floor covering retailer or home center and you’ll be amazed at all the new vinyl floor tile design options available, such as faux marble, wood and granite looks. What else makes do-it-yourself vinyl tile such a good bet? Congoleum, a leading manufacturer of resilient (vinyl) flooring, suggests you consider the following vinyl floor tile advantages:

Vinyl Floor Tiles Are Easy To Install

Vinyl floor tile is probably the easiest type of flooring for homeowners to install themselves. Tiles with a "peel and stick" backing, like Congoleum’s do-it-yourself vinyl floor tile, make putting down a new floor a do-it-yourselfer’s dream. And the size of the tiles—usually 12"x12"—makes them easy to handle.

Even if you’re all thumbs, it’s difficult to go wrong with vinyl floor tiles. If you do make a mistake in placing a tile or cutting it to fit an edge, it’s easy to remove and replace the tile—without damaging the entire job.

Vinyl Floor Tiles Are Easy To Repair And Maintain

Even after a vinyl tile floor has been installed for a while, if a tile gets damaged, you can remove and replace it in a snap. Purchasing a few extra vinyl floor tiles with your initial batch will allow you to make repairs, and will ensure that the spare floor tiles are a good color match. Vinyl tile is also easy to clean; the only real maintenance it needs is regular sweeping, to eliminate particles that could scratch and dull the floor, and damp-mopping and washing with a manufacturer-recommended non-abrasive cleanser.

Vinyl Floor Tiles Offer Design Flexibility

Vinyl floor tiles offer a great way to let your design talents shine. Tile can be used to create simple design patterns, such as checkerboards or stripes, by using alternating tile colors. These projects may take a little more time and planning, but the result will be a customized floor.

Vinyl Floor Tiles Are Inexpensive

Vinyl floor tiles with peel and stick backing can be purchased for a few dollars per tile or less. So a whole room can get a great new floor for a moderate cost. You’ll get an easy-to-install floor that looks great, as well as a durable, easy-maintenance floor to handle the foot traffic generated by admiring friends and neighbors!

For more information about the advantages of vinyl floor tile products manufactured by Congoleum, and for the name of your nearest retailer, visit Congoleum online at www.congoleum.com.

Courtesy: Home Improvement News and Information Center