When choosing flooring for home decoration, are you always torn between the cold hardness of ceramic tiles and the delicacy of solid wood flooring that is difficult to maintain? Nowadays, the emergence of SPC flooring has completely broken this dilemma. As an upgraded product of stone plastic composite flooring, SPC flooring takes natural stone powder and environmentally friendly PVC resin as core raw materials, and is integrally formed through high-temperature extrusion technology. With all-round performance in four dimensions: "environmental protection, durability, practicality and aesthetics", it has become a best-selling product in the home decoration market in 2025. One out of every five new houses in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen chooses it. Today, we will deeply analyze the six core selling points of SPC flooring to see why it can become the preferred floor for modern homes.
1. Zero Formaldehyde Environmental Protection Guardian, a Safe Choice for Sensitive Groups
The primary line of defense for home health starts with floor materials. One of the core advantages of SPC flooring is that it eliminates formaldehyde hazards from the source. No adhesives are used in its production process; it completely fuses stone powder and PVC resin through high temperature and high pressure. The formaldehyde emission is as low as 0.01mg/m³, which is not only far lower than the national ENF standard, but also comparable to the formaldehyde background value of mineral water. For families with the elderly, children and pregnant women, or people with respiratory sensitivity, this formaldehyde-free attribute means the peace of mind of "install and move in immediately" — after the lock connection is completed, you can move in after 3 days of ventilation without a long wait for formaldehyde volatilization. What's more, high-quality SPC flooring has also passed the Ten-Ring Environmental Protection Certification, with the migration amount of heavy metal antimony ≤ 0.02mg/L, which is stricter than the safety standard of mineral water bottles, truly realizing the whole-link environmental protection from production to use.
2. All-Round Excellent Performance, Suitable for All Scenarios Without Being Delicate
If environmental protection is the foundation, then the excellent comprehensive performance is the core competitiveness of SPC flooring. It is like a "hexagonal warrior" among floor materials, perfectly solving many pain points of traditional flooring:
In terms of stability, SPC flooring contains 70% natural stone powder, and its thermal expansion and contraction coefficient is close to that of rock. Even in the extreme environment where the floor heating is turned on to 55℃, the elongation is only 0.09 millimeters, equivalent to one-tenth of the thickness of a fingernail. It will never have problems such as bulging or deformation, making it an excellent partner for families with floor heating. In terms of water and moisture resistance, its structure is tight and impermeable, with a 72-hour water swelling rate ≤ 0.05%. It does not get damp during the southern return to south days, and can be safely laid in humid areas such as the dry area of the bathroom, kitchen and balcony, completely bid farewell to the embarrassment that traditional wood flooring "will be damaged when exposed to water". In terms of slip resistance and wear resistance, the friction coefficient of the surface UV coating is ≥ 0.5, so you can "brake" steadily even if cola or water stains are spilled; the wear resistance revolutions can reach more than 8000 revolutions, which is equivalent to no marks left after 20 years of high-heeled shoes stepping on, and even pet scratches and children playing with toys cannot leave marks. It can easily cope with living rooms and commercial places with large pedestrian flow. There are also upgraded antibacterial SPC flooring, which embeds 20-nanometer silver ions into the wear-resistant layer, and the surface bacterial residue is only 0.4% within 24 hours, which has become the designated floor material for the corridors of pediatric hospitals.
3. Mute and Comfortable Foot Feel, Reconstructing a Quiet Home Atmosphere
No one wants to walk "thump thump" at home, disturbing family rest or neighbors downstairs. SPC flooring is equipped with a 1mm IXPE mute cushion layer, which can effectively absorb impact force and reduce noise transmission — when the child jumps upstairs, the decibel meter downstairs only increases by 3dB, which is equivalent to the sound of turning a book, completely solving the sound insulation shortcoming of traditional ceramic tiles and wood flooring. At the same time, its foot feel has both hardness and elasticity. It is not as cold and stiff as ceramic tiles, nor as soft and easy to sink as solid wood flooring. When walking, it can slightly buffer the pressure on the knees and waist, and reduce the damage of bumps when the elderly and children fall. Walking barefoot is also very comfortable. For families pursuing a quiet and comfortable home atmosphere, this advantage is enough to make SPC flooring stand out.
4. Convenient and Efficient Installation, Saving Time and Money for Old House Renovation
The time cost and labor cost of decoration are often a major concern for owners, and the "lazy installation mode" of SPC flooring perfectly solves this problem. It adopts a fully enclosed lock design, with barbs and 0.3mm TPE waterproof rubber strips. When splicing, you only need to gently snap it, and the pull-out force can reach 1000N. Two adults standing on one floor cannot pull it apart, and no glue is used throughout the process. More flexibly, it does not require complex leveling of the ground, and can be directly laid on cement floors, old ceramic tiles and old wood flooring, saving the process of removing the old ground. A 100㎡ house can be installed in one day. Using it for hardcover houses can even save 7 days of construction period, allowing developers to deliver the house one week in advance. For owners of rental house renovation or old house renovation, self-adhesive styles are also available. Just tear off the film and stick it, and it will not leave glue when moving, which will not affect the landlord's acceptance at all.
5. Attractive Appearance and Texture, Versatile Style Suitable for Any Home
A good-looking floor can add a lot to the home style. With high-definition 3D printing technology, SPC flooring restores textures such as wood grain, stone grain and carpet grain to 600dpi. Even old carpenters can't feel the flaw of "fake wood" when touching it, and the visual effect is almost the same as that of solid wood flooring and natural stone. Whether it is modern simplicity, Nordic freshness, Chinese elegance or American retro, you can find corresponding color styles. More intimately, its surface adopts a nano-fluorosilicon coating, which improves the stain resistance by 60%. Stubborn stains such as soy sauce, lipstick and marker pen can be wiped clean with a wet cloth after staying for 8 hours. Daily cleaning only needs simple mopping, and there is no need for regular waxing and maintenance like solid wood flooring, easily keeping the home clean and beautiful.
6. Cost-Effective Choice, More Worry-Free for Long-Term Use
High quality does not mean high price. The cost performance of SPC flooring can be called the "leader" among floor materials. Its unit price is only 70% of that of mid-range ceramic tiles and 30% lower than that of solid wood flooring. The price per square meter is between 80-160 yuan, which is completely affordable for ordinary families. From the perspective of long-term use cost, its service life can reach 10-50 years. It is wear-resistant and durable, maintenance-free. There is no need to bear the cost of insect and moisture prevention of solid wood flooring, nor to worry about the cracking and repair problems of ceramic tiles; what's more, SPC flooring can be recycled. After recycling, through crushing and low-temperature granulation, 85% of the recycled materials can be reused to make skirting lines and pallets, realizing a closed loop of "floor — pallet — floor", which is both environmentally friendly and economical.
From environmental protection and health to all-round performance, from convenient installation to appearance and cost performance, every selling point of SPC flooring accurately hits the demand pain points of modern home decoration. It does not want to replace ceramic tiles or solid wood flooring, but provides consumers with a more balanced and rational choice — no need to compromise between "easy to use" and "good-looking", nor to struggle between "environmental protection" and "saving money". If you are troubled by choosing flooring for home decoration, you may wish to try SPC flooring. Choose AA grade, 8mm, fully enclosed lock antibacterial style, so that every inch of space under your feet is safe, comfortable and beautiful.
