How much do you know about the locking mechanism used on floating luxury vinyl flooring? Here are 10 statements to test your knowledge of this ingenious technology that makes a luxury vinyl floor really come together! Answer True or False to each statement and discover the correct answer below. T or F: A “locking mechanism” is the industry term for the tongue and groove system that …

Välinge introduces a new floor locking system, 5G Cross, that makes straight-set floor installation easy, fast and reliable.  In the past, flooring installers had to spend a lot of time installing floors in rectangle or square patterns without panels moving and creating gaps between the boards. Välinge said it set out to fix this time-consuming frustration and developed the 5G …

What Are AC Ratings? AC stands for Abrasion Criteria, and AC ratings indicate how resistant the laminate flooring is to general wear and tear. The AC scale ranges from AC1 to AC5, and the higher the rating, the more wear and tear the flooring can cope with. AC1 – ideal for low amounts of foot traffic (e.g. bedrooms). AC2 – …