What Is Non Resilient Flooring

The non-resilient flooring category is made up of both natural and man made materials which includes hardwood, laminate, and tile. These hard surface floors are rigid and do not have the same cushion as resilient floors.

What does Resilient mean in flooring?

Resilient floors are polymer floors engineered for comfort, flexibility and design. You often hear resilient associated with vinyl tile, cork and rubber flooring and you will often find these types of surfaces in healthcare and educational environments. You can also find resiliency in seamless floors.

What are resilient flooring materials?

There are six main types of resilient flooring: linoleum, asphalt, vinyl (composition and solid), rubber, wood and cork. Roll flooring comes in the form of large sheets of material.