Rigid core flooring … maybe you’ve heard of it? It’s the fastest-growing type of resilient flooring in North America.
Rigid core is a type of engineered flooring typically installed with an interlocking tongue and groove system. Many flooring solutions are designed for exceptional underfoot comfort, warm aesthetics, and water-resistance that make it an ideal choice for any room in your home.
With rigid core’s layered construction, many options are designed to wear well, maintain their aesthetic appeal, be stable, and protect against the unexpected spills and stains of everyday life. In particular, ASSURE® Certified rigid core flooring is an independent certification that takes indoor air quality, performance, and durability into account.
Here are six reasons why ASSURE® Certified rigid core flooring is the right choice for your home:
1. Cost-effective design
Looking for a natural aesthetic? ASSURE® Certified rigid core can provide the natural textures and patterns you want, whether in tile or plank configurations, in a way that’s often more cost-effective. What’s more, rigid core flooring’s modular design and installation make single tiles or planks easier to replace.
2. Transparent to the nth power
What does it mean to be ASSURE® Certified, anyway? This third-party certification is a stamp of approval that your choice of rigid core flooring puts your safety and well-being first. It ensures you are selecting a flooring that meets stringent standards for indoor air quality (IAQ), transparency, and performance while addressing heavy metal and ortho-phthalate content, with your family’s well-being in mind. ASSURE® Certified certification includes strict limits on the amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) your rigid core flooring can emit.
3. Manufacturing that will floor you
In addition to being ASSURE® Certified, there is an industry-wide Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for rigid core products. Third-party certified EPDs provide you, your architect and your designer with a listing of environmental impacts for resilient flooring products, so you can feel good about your flooring choice. Many Beautifully Responsible® manufacturers evaluate the same impact categories, including global warming potential (GWP), for product-specific EPDs as well. Visit the Find Your Floor page to find a Beautifully Responsible® manufacturer.
4. The stress-free environment you deserve
Stressed about keeping your floors in tip-top shape? No longer. Rigid core water-resistant and waterproof flooring options make quick work of common spills, thanks to a construction that is designed for use with neutral cleansers.
5. Room to live with scratch-proof flooring
Scratches happen, but with rigid core flooring it won’t matter whether your kids blame the dog, your dog blames the kids, or it was actually the cat all along (likely). ASSURE® Certified rigid core flooring often looks new for longer when you choose options with advanced scratch protection perfect for pets, as well as resistance to life’s most challenging stains, odors, and mountains of pet hair.
Why choose ASSURE® Certified rigid core flooring?
Choosing ASSURE® Certified rigid core ensures you have room to live—complemented by support for good indoor air quality and attributes, like scratch resistance, that make life a little easier while your floor stays looking great. Find your flooring inspiration today.
