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sspeevak

Vinyl plank health issues

sspeevak
hace 6 años

I am considering vinyl plank flooring but concerned about health issues concerning emissions (VOC). My concern is both for my personal health and for resale. While I appreciate that vinyl won’t add to resale value in same way as doing hardwood, I don’t want to loose value or potential purchasers due to real or perceived health concerns of vinyl plank. I know flooring companies will attest to having certification seals, etc but don’t know if I can trust his. Has anyone researched this or have an opinion on the issue?

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  • SJ McCarthy
    hace 6 años

    I'll add one more thing. The VOC's have been well controlled in vinyl for several years. But the PHTHALATES are the biggest problem with vinyl (PVC). You want to look for phthalates-free product. The reason why you want to look for BOTH "Low VOC" and "phthalates-free" product is because the VOC testing does NOT for phthalates. It is a different form of "off-gassing".

    The term "VOC" means "volatile ORGANIC compounds". The phthalates are not "organic" which means they are not TESTED nor are they DETECTED by the VOC testing. The vinyl requires a different test for phthalates.

    So...any company that has PAID for the phthalates test (another $10,000 for the test) is a company that WANTS your business. They also WANT TO SHOW they are ahead of the curve.

    Go ahead and look for "Low VOC" (and you will need to find out what "low VOC" means before you can understand what you are looking at - education, education, education) and "phthalates-free".

    You will come up with a very short list. And that list will not be cheap. They may not be super expensive but they will NOT be Lumber Liquidator cheap either.


    Comentarios (7)

    • groveraxle
      hace 6 años

      Google is your friend:


      https://www.greenbuildingsupply.com/Learning-Center/Flooring-LC/Why-we-dont-sell-luxury-vinyl-tile


      https://blog.millikencarpet.com/is-your-luxury-vinyl-flooring-bad-for-your-health


      http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/22/news/companies/home-depot-vinyl-floor-chemical/index.html

    • miacometlady
      hace 6 años
      Is waiting and saving for hardwood an option?
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      JAN MOYER
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      Unless you are very chemically sensitive, Use a Fusion LVP which has greenguard gold certify. Also beautiful LVP, seven foot planks

      http://www.fusionvisionfloors.com/about/

      The GREENGUARD Gold Certification standard includes health based
      criteria for additional chemicals and also requires lower total VOC
      emissions levels to ensure that products are acceptable for use in
      environments such as schools and healthcare facilities. In addition to
      limiting emissions of more than 360 VOCs and total chemical emissions,
      GREENGUARD Gold Certified products must also comply with requirements of
      the State of California’s Department of Public Health (CDPH) “Standard
      Method for the Testing and Evaluation of Volatile Organic Chemical
      Emissions from Indoor Sources Using Environmental Chambers, Version 1.2
      (2017)      ” (also known as California Section 01350). Office Furniture
      products that are GREENGUARD Gold Certified are also compliant with the
      BIFMA X7.1 standard and BIFMA e3 credits 7.6.1, 7.6.2, and 7.6.3.

    • H G
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      I am concerned about the outgassing of vinyl planks. Also, some installations require glue, more voc's. I will be checking out some samples of Inhaus Sono. https://www.inhaussurfaces.com/sono They are completely free of PVC, formaldehyde, phthalates or plasticizers. It is also a waterproof product. I need flooring for the basement and have considered Adura Max and Armstrong's Vivero. We have family members with asthma so I am trying to figure things out.

    • SJ McCarthy
      hace 6 años

      Basement will require a vapour barrier. The installation instructions will tell you that. If asthma is an issue, then have a look at click-together cork. It will need a vapour barrier as well (nothing different from the vinyl). The extra pluses are warmth (7 F - 12 F INCREASE in warmth just by installing cork), reduced heating/cooling costs (can be as much as 30% for the area it is installed in) and NOISE REDUCTION.

      Vinyl doesn't do any of that. Cork is renowned for being easy on the lungs. Very, very, very few people find cork hard to live with (ie. breathing issues, headaches, nausea, etc....these are intensely rare with cork).

    • Leheart J.
      hace 5 años
      Última modificación: hace 5 años

      As a prospective home-buyer, I turned down all homes that had Vinyl or Luxury Vinyl Planks. I even turned down Laminate Floored homes, because I couldn't trust whether the previous owner used cheap flooring from mainland China or not. Lumber Liquidators had lots of laminate floors from China that emitted hazardous levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen (things that cause cancer). Cannot trust anything from mainland China. The lastest scandal they had were fake vaccinations that killed babies.

      There are no federal laws or rules prohibiting the group of chemicals known as phthalates from vinyl flooring. "When kids play on the floor, they are exposed just as much as if it's in the toys," said Tony Iallonardo, spokesman for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. "It's a major cause of exposure for children." Children have been found to be particularly at risk to phthalate exposure, because their systems are still developing, they tend to have a lot more exposure to floors and put their hands in their mouths alot.

      https://money.cnn.com/2015/04/22/news/companies/home-depot-vinyl-floor-chemical/index.html

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