VCT: Very Compelling Tile (If you know how to work with it)

It is amazing how many millions of square feet of Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT) are installed throughout North America each year. It is also amazing how much misinformation there is out there about this important flooring product--particularly among end users. VCT provides excellent performance at a value price point; and when properly installed and maintained, VCT construction will provide years of durable wear. It also has a compelling look. Because VCT is typically a modular 12” x 12” product, it will produce an overall monolithic visual either in a calendared or through chip design. Usually VCT is installed in a multitude of design configurations.  Being a modular product, end users often expect that the tile lines will not be visible.

Reasonable expectations can vary from person to person so if you are working with VCT it is important that your client (be they the general contractor, the architect or the tenant) understands what this flooring can and cannot do. So, when discussing the visual characteristics remember to keep the following in mind: