Q: I am in the process of opening a retail ice cream and chocolates store and wanted to know what the best synthetic wood flooring is. Mannington? Amtico? Spacia? Spatica? etc.
Thank you,
Bill
A: To be honest there is no singular “best” floor out there. Many manufacturers create varying levels of flooring, each with its own benefits from more economical lines, to their top tier products.
Amtico makes a fairly nice vinyl series, Spacia, but so does Konecto, Mannington, and many others out there. The benefit of a wood appearing vinyl is that you now have a flooring which is water proof, unlike laminate flooring. Although laminate is a bit better at getting the wood look, your run into potential damage should excessive moisture get on the floor.
Your best bet would be to look into a wood appearing vinyl. Konecto is a good choice here as it’s unique construction allows for replacement of planks rather easily should unfortunate damage occur. Other vinyl choices can be good as well, but make sure you are finding one which is commercially rated. Other resilient floor types such as Amtico’s Stratica or VCT are also very good choices.
For vinyl, Spacia and Konecto would be two of the better choices out there. Otherwise look into products like VCT or Stratica.
