Chester Square Luxury Vinyl Tiles

The Chester Square range represents a carefully curated selection of high-quality Luxury Vinyl Tile flooring, designed to meet the aesthetic and functional needs of contemporary homes and commercial spaces. This collection stands out for its commitment to replicating the authentic beauty of natural materials. You’ll find an array of designs, from classic oak planks in various shades, capturing the warmth and character of real wood, to elegant stone tile effects that emulate materials like slate, marble, or concrete. Many designs feature registered embossing, where the surface texture precisely matches the visual pattern underneath, enhancing the realism significantly.

One of the key strengths of the Chester Square collection is its versatility in design application. Beyond traditional plank and tile formats, the range often includes popular patterns like herringbone, allowing for sophisticated and timeless floor layouts. This makes it easy to achieve a high-end look, whether you prefer a rustic wood appearance, a sleek modern stone finish, or intricate parquet detailing. The attention to detail in the print quality and surface texture ensures that Chester Square floors provide a convincing and attractive foundation for any room’s décor.

Constructed using multiple layers, Chester Square LVT is engineered for performance and longevity. Typically featuring a robust wear layer (often 0.55mm), it offers excellent resistance to scratches, scuffs, stains, and general wear and tear. This makes it suitable for high-traffic areas in homes, such as hallways, kitchens, and living rooms, as well as for light to moderate commercial applications. Beneath the wear layer and design layer lies a stable core, providing dimensional stability and durability. As a glue-down LVT product, Chester Square requires professional installation onto a properly prepared subfloor, ensuring maximum stability, longevity, and a seamless finish. This installation method also makes it highly compatible with underfloor heating systems.

Choosing Chester Square LVT from Grosvenor Flooring means investing in a floor that is not only beautiful but also exceptionally practical. Its surface is inherently water-resistant, making it an excellent choice for moisture-prone areas like kitchens, bathrooms, and utility rooms, where natural wood might warp or stone could be cold and porous. Maintenance is straightforward; regular sweeping or vacuuming and occasional mopping with a pH-neutral cleaner are all that’s needed to keep the floor looking its best. This ease of care, combined with its durability and stunning aesthetics, makes Chester Square a smart and stylish flooring choice for discerning customers.

Chester Square LVT Buying Guide

Considering Chester Square LVT? This guide helps you decide if it’s the right fit for your project, considering various factors:

• Room usage / Location: Chester Square LVT is highly versatile. Its durability (often featuring a 0.55mm wear layer) makes it suitable for almost any room in the house, including high-traffic areas like hallways, kitchens, living rooms, and dining areas. Its water resistance also makes it ideal for bathrooms and utility rooms. It can also be used in light to moderate commercial settings.
• Lifestyle: Perfect for busy households, families with children, and pet owners. The surface is resistant to scratches, scuffs, spills, and stains, making it easy to live with and maintain. Its resilience means it can handle the daily demands of active homes while retaining its stylish appearance.
• Budget: Chester Square typically sits in the mid-range LVT market, offering excellent value by providing high-end aesthetics and robust performance characteristics (like a thick wear layer) at a more accessible price point compared to premium ranges or natural materials like solid wood or stone. Remember to factor in the cost of professional glue-down installation and potential subfloor preparation.
• Durability & Maintenance: Built to last, Chester Square boasts excellent durability thanks to its strong wear layer. It resists common household wear and tear effectively. Maintenance is minimal – regular sweeping/vacuuming and damp mopping with a pH-neutral cleaner is sufficient. No need for sanding, sealing, or waxing.
• Material Type Pros & Cons:
  Pros: Highly realistic wood and stone designs, excellent durability, water-resistant, comfortable underfoot compared to tile, easy to clean and maintain, often includes desirable patterns like herringbone, compatible with underfloor heating.
  Cons: Requires professional glue-down installation, subfloor preparation is critical for a successful installation (needs to be smooth, level, and dry), can be harder to replace a single damaged plank/tile compared to click LVT (though still possible).
• Aesthetics & Style: Offers a wide variety of styles, from classic and rustic wood effects (like oak) to contemporary stone looks (slate, concrete). The availability of different plank/tile sizes and patterns like herringbone allows for significant customisation to suit traditional or modern interiors.
• Comfort & Sound: LVT feels warmer and softer underfoot than ceramic tiles or stone. It also offers better sound absorption compared to laminate or hardwood, reducing impact noise within the room.
• Underfloor Heating: Chester Square LVT is generally fully compatible with most types of embedded wet or electric underfloor heating systems, provided the temperature guidelines are followed (typically not exceeding 27°C). Glue-down installation provides excellent thermal conductivity.
• Installation: This is a glue-down LVT product. It requires full adhesion to a properly prepared, smooth, and level subfloor using a suitable LVT adhesive. Professional installation by experienced fitters, like those at Grosvenor Flooring, is strongly recommended to ensure a perfect finish and long-term performance.
• Sustainability: Many LVT products are improving their environmental credentials. Look for specific manufacturer details, but generally, LVT can contain recycled content, and some ranges are produced using processes that minimise environmental impact. LVT’s longevity also contributes to sustainability by reducing the need for frequent replacement.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chester Square LVT