SPC Flooring vs WPC Flooring, Which One Is Perfect for You?

With the rapid development of building decoration industry, people has an ever-growing demands on floors, and floor types are also growing accordingly. In addition to traditional solid wood flooring, bamboo flooring, cork flooring, composite flooring is getting more popular, such as commonly used SPC flooring and WPC flooring. Both SPC flooring and WPC flooring are two types of engineered vinyl flooring. They have something in common in water resistance, durability, patterns and installation methods. So people are often confused when choosing between SPC and WPC flooring. Next, we will compare their performance in every aspect to help you know better about the two products and can choose the right one for your applications quickly.

SPC Flooring VS. WPC Flooring

Item	SPC Flooring	WPC Flooring
Construction	SPC Flooring Structure Diagram SPC flooring consists of 5 layers, they are UV layer. Prevent the SPC flooring from discoloration from the sun. Wear resistant layer. Make the SPC flooring scratch resistant. Decoration layer. Printed with different colors and patterns. SPC vinyl layer. SPC Underlayment layer (optional). Make the SPC flooring more quiet and comfortable.	WPC Flooring Structure Diagram WPC flooring consists of 5 layers, they are UV layer. Prevent the WPC flooring from discoloration from the sun. Wear resistant layer. Make the WPC flooring scratch resistant. Decoration layer. Printed with different colors and patterns. WPC vinyl layer. WPC Underlayment layer (optional). Make the WPC flooring more quiet and comfortable.
Material	The core is mainly made of limestone, combined with polyvinyl chloride and stabilizers.	The core is mainly made of recycled wood and polyvinyl chloride, added with foaming agents.
Thickness	3.2 – 7 mm	5.5 – 8 mm
Weight	Made of natural limestone, sightly heavier than WPC flooring.	Made of recycled wood and vinyl, lighter than SPC flooring.
Foot Feel	Made of limestone powder, it has a higher core density, creating a more solid underfoot feel. Underlayment layer made of IXPE foam can be added for a soft feel underfoot.	Mainly made of recycled wood and added with foaming agents, giving a soft feel underfoot.
Impact Resistance	Its main material is limestone powder, so SPC flooring has a higher density, and offers better resistant to impact and heavy items.	Its main materials are recycled wood and vinyl , they are hardly as solid as stone. So if it suffers from heavy items, dents are prone to be appeared.
Stability	It has a denser core, so when it comes to extreme temperature changes, it is more resistant to expanding and contracting than WPC flooring.	It can be installed in any room with moisture exposure and temperature fluctuations. However, its main material is wood powder, so it has poor resistant to expanding and contracting.
Sound Insulation	As SPC flooring is thinner than WPC flooring, so its sound insulation is not as good as WPC flooring. Underlayment can be added for better sound insulation.	WPC flooring is thicker than SPC flooring and the thickness also helps to absorb sound, therefore, it offers better sound insulation.
Eco-Friendly	Mainly made of natural limestone powder, formaldehyde-free and eco-friendly	Mainly made of wood powder, minor formaldehyde, may do harm to your health.
Price	It is thinner, easy to produce and costs less in production line, so it is cheaper than WPC flooring.	It is thicker, hard to produces and costs much in production line, so it is more expensive than SPC flooring.

Summary

How to determine whether to choose SPC flooring or WPC flooring? From the table above, we think that

• For heavy traffic commercial places, or families with kids or pets, or those who cares the price very much, SPC flooring is a good choice.
• For light traffic places, or those who consider comfort is a top priority, WPC flooring is an ideal choice.

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