Revolutionary new floor - Part 1

Every once in a while I run across a product or company that really grabs my attention, and this is one of those times. I was introduced to a company named Zaxxon. They have a couple of unique flooring products that I will tell you about, but first a little about the company.

They are located in Asia, with factories based in China and Taiwan. Zaxxon has been making vinyl tile for nearly 40 years and shipping it around the world. One of the things I appreciate is that they make every effort to operate by green principles, and their products do not require any trees to be cut down. They do use recycled materials in the manufacture of their flooring. No ozone depleting chemicals are used and there is no acid waste generated by manufacturing. Their flooring has excellent indoor air quality, with little or no VOC's (Volatile Organic Compounds) and will not promote microbial or fungal growth. And last but not least, throughout the manufacturing process, they strictly enforce environmental technologies that do not pollute the air, ground, or water.

I guess that's a nice start huh? Now for the product. I am going to talk about two products, one in this entry, and the other in my next entry which will be "Revolutionary new floor - Part 2". The first one is called Oasis. It is a luxury vinyl tile that is basically a peel-n-stick tile. (albeit a very high quality tile, not to be confused with those cheapies you get at the building supply or discount store) That's revolutionary? No, but the manner in which it works is high-tech.

To get the tiles to stick to the floor, they use something called LAYTAC™. This unique substance is like millions of microscopic suction cups that grab on the the floor underneath the tile and hold it tightly in place. There is no adhesive at all used in the installation of Oasis tiles.

The interesting thing is that these tiles are removable and can be re-installed. When you remove them, there is no residue of any kind left on the floor underneath. And even though the tiles are removable, they stay put unless you intentionally remove one. Even under heavy traffic, the floor stays solidly in place.

Like I mentioned earlier, these tiles are a very high quality. They look great and are available in a tile look and a wood plank look as well. And for my shameless plug: They are available at AffordaFloors.com.