{"id":3240,"date":"2015-08-25T09:10:44","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T14:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uht.ebb.myftpupload.com\/?p=3240"},"modified":"2019-11-07T09:37:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T14:37:38","slug":"what-is-wood-plastic-composite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/what-is-wood-plastic-composite\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Wood Plastic Composite?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) flooring is ground wood particles that has been mixed with heated thermoplastic resin, which is then put into a mold. Basically WPC is luxury vinyl tile that has been reinforced by a rigid core. Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) flooring is another name for enhanced luxury vinyl tile and luxury vinyl plank flooring. The most common production method for WPC is to extrude the material into the desired shape. Polyethylene based WPCs are the most common. There are many colorants, UV stabilizers, and other agents that help tailor the end product.<\/p>\n

Advantages<\/b><\/p>\n

Enhanced luxury vinyl flooring will not corrode, and it is highly resistant to rot and decay. Wood plastic composite flooring is water proof so it is perfect for bathrooms and kitchens. Also, this flooring is very sustainable because it can be made using recycled plastic and the waste products of the wood industry.<\/p>\n

Enhanced Luxury Vinyl Products:<\/b><\/p>\n

1. COREtec Plus from USFloors is an enhanced luxury vinyl tile. COREtec Plus flooring is 100% waterproof and it will not contract or expand because it is dimensionally stable.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to see our collection of COREtec Plus flooring.
\nClick here<\/a> to learn more about COREtec Plus flooring.<\/p>\n

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2. COREtec One from Bliss by Beaulieu is an enhanced luxury vinyl tile. COREtec One flooring is 100% waterproof and it will not contract or expand because it is dimensionally stable.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to see our collection of COREtec One flooring.
\nClick here<\/a> to learn more about COREtec One flooring.<\/p>\n

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\n3. Shaw has an enhanced luxury vinyl collection called Floort\u00e9. Floort\u00e9 consists of three products: Classico, Sumter Plus, and Premio. This enhanced luxury vinyl flooring is also waterproof and it does not need any acclimation.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to see our collection of Floort\u00e9 luxury vinyl flooring.
\nClick here<\/a> to learn more about Shaw’s Floort\u00e9 products.<\/p>\n

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Click here<\/a> to see more of our enhanced luxury vinyl plank flooring.
\nClick here<\/a> to see more of our enhanced luxury vinyl tile flooring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) flooring is ground wood particles that has been mixed with heated thermoplastic resin, which…\n","protected":false},"author":1925,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1100],"tags":[1377,1298,1296,1297,1294,1295],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3240"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1925"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3240"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6278,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3240\/revisions\/6278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carpetexpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}