There are many different types of vinyl floorings. So, when it comes to 'vinyl flooring for hospital', people often ask 'What is vinyl flooring for hospital?' The following article will answer you this question.

The hospital vinyl flooring generally refers to the flooring paved in corridor, ward, operation room, lobby of a hospital, clinic and other healthcare facilities. The flooring is resislient,  usually in the form of coil, a proximately 2-3mm thick, 2m wide and 20-25m long sheet when rolled out.  Special adhesive is needed between the flooring sheet and the substratum.

In fact there are two different structures of vinyl flooring, homogeneous and heterogeneous. Either can be used in hospital, while the former one is more preferred.

The homogeneous flooring has one layer from top to bottom. It’s stronger and more wear resistant, because it contains more PVC material, and there is no friction between layers. The heterogeneous flooring has a printing layer in the middle, so it can easily present new colours. It also has significant advantage on prices.

Why Homogeneous/Heterogeneous Flooring Sheet is the best hospital flooring? How about SPC, LVT? They are really on the trend now. Or rubber flooring?

VS SPC(stone plastic composite): SPC can provide an underfoot feel close to wood flooring, and the outlook is more luxurious. However it's not suitable for hospital. The pedestrian flow in hospital is heavy, beyond SPC's range; and there're trolleys and beds amid. The SPC is too rigid to endure the wear of casters. 

VS LVT(luxury vinyl tile): This is more resilient than SPC. It has a similar structure as heterogeneous flooring. While the installation is more troublesome. You need to pave it piece by piece. As for vinyl flooring sheet, spread adhesive, roll out the sheet, than 40m2 is almost done.

VS Rubber(rubber flooring sheet): Rubber flooring sheet is too expensive, unless you have a rich budget, haha. 

The large area of beige floor makes the space warmer, relieves the patient's nervousness, weakens the medical sense of the space, and helps the patient's recovery. The project adopts proper coving on the wall corner, which enhances the overall aesthetics and functionality, is easy to clean, and reduces the maintenance cost.

Corridor, as a place with large traffic flow, has higher functional requirements for the use of floor products. The anti-bacterial vinyl flooring sheet of SUMEC has the functions of wear resistance, stain concealment, easy-to-clean and sound insulation. This provides a more comfortable medical environment for medical staff, patients and their families. The 2X24m large size vinyl sheet also makes installation much faster and easier.

The nurse station and waiting area are multi-functional areas independent of the corridor. The designs should be combined with the interior environment and overall colour of the hospital.

For more details, please refer to the product page: Hospital Vinyl Flooring