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NovaFloor Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring Review
Updated: Oct 1, 2022
NovaFloor Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring Review
NovaFloor is owned by Novalis Innovative Flooring, a global company, which sells floor covering in 50 different countries and over 6 continents. NovaFloor is a luxury vinyl tile and plank product, that can be installed in both commercial and residential environments. Products come with a glue-down installation method, as well as a click-together installation method. NovaFloor is sold through the regional floor covering distributors across the United States.
NovaFloor Luxury Vinyl Plank Flooring Review
About NovaFloor
According to the NovaFloor Website, Novalis Innovative Flooring (NovaFloor's Parent Company), has been producing luxury vinyl products for more than 3o years. Novafloor is designed with quality, style, and innovation in mind.
Novafloor is a family-owned and operated business. Novalis was the first manufacturing company to ship luxury vinyl flooring from China to the United States. Novalis claims to use a staff of innovative designers to bring popular products to customers on a worldwide basis.
NovaFloor products are rigorously tested to meet the highest indoor air quality standards through testing for VOCs. NovaFloor has numerous certifications showing its commitment to helping maintain a safe environment. Novalis is actively involved with several organizations that uphold the highest standards in the floor covering industry.
At the date of this article, the NovaFloor product line has four collections: Maybree, Dansbee, Serenbe, Lyndon Plus. Each collection of products has an array of color options and styles. Patterns are a combination of tile and wood plank products. The product line comes with both a glue-down option and a click-together installation method. The click-together installation method is called: NovaClic HDC.
NovaFloor General Information
Maybree
A 20 mil layer product, comprised of a variety of wood-looking planks and tile patterns. Maybee comes with wide and long boards, as well as with an attached pad.
Dansbee
A new product that is still in the product distribution stage (will ultimately replace NovaCore.
NovaCore XL
A 12 mil click together a product that is on the verge of being discontinued and replaced with the Dansbee Collection.
Serenbe
A 12 mil glue down or click-together collection, that has both wood-looking planks and marble tile looks.
Lyndon
A 6 mil price point 6"x48" click together or glue down product that comes in a variety of plank looks.
NovaFloor Products
Maybree
Maybree is at the top of the NovaFloor product line. This 20 mil click-together product comes in a variety of wood and marble tile looks. Maybree has wide boards and very long boards. Depending on the product sku, Maybree has board widths of 5" or 7.75". The board length of Maybree also varies, depending on the product sku. Board lengths are either 59.75" or 71.45". Products in this collection come with an attached pad, and installation is with the NovaClick HDC (click-together locking system) method. Additional product specifications are as follows:
Overall Thickness Wearlayer 6.0mm w/ Foam Underlayment
Wearlayer Thickness 0.5mm (20 mil)
Plank Size 5” x 59.75”
Plank Size 7.75” x 59.75”
Plank Size 7.75” x 71.45”
Tile Size 15.75” x 31.75”
Urethane Yes
NovaShield® Coating Yes
FloorScore® Yes
Residential Warranty Lifetime
Light Commercial Warranty 10 Year
Plank Packaging (5” x 59.75”) 12.44 s/ft
Plank Packaging (7.75” x 59.75”) 19.29 s/ft
Plank Packaging (7.75” x 71.45”) 15.44 s/ft
Tile Packaging (15.75” x 31.75”) 20.83 s/ft
Plank Weight/Carton (5” x 59.75”) 25.40
Plank Weight/Carton (7.75” x 59.75”) 38.91
Plank Weight/Carton (7.75” x 71.45”) 31.20
Tile Weight/Carton (15.75”x 31.75”) 43.78
As product information is subject to change, for up-to-ate information on this product, we would recommend visiting the NovaFloor Product Page.
Serenbe
Serenbe is a 12 mil click-together or glue-down wood plank or stone tile pattern product. The color line has a variety of colors, mostly in the wood plank look. Serenbe is one of the best-selling collections for NoraFloor, and this product has varying specifications, based on the installation method. Serenbe comes with an attached pad.
Glue Down Click
Overall Thickness 2.5 5.5
Wearlayer Thickness 0.3mm (12 mil) 0.3mm (12 mil)
Tile Size 12” x 24 11.75” x 23.75”
Tile Size 12” x 36” 11.75” x 35.75”
Plank Size 7” x 48” 7” x 47.75”
NovaShield® Coating Yes Yes
Edge and Grout Effect MBV MBV
Floor Score Yes Yes
Residential Warranty Lifetime Lifetime
Light Commercial Warranty 10-Year 10-Year
For a complete, up-to-date product specification list, please visit the NovaFloor Product Page
Lyndon
This is a price point, economical collection in the NovaFloor line. This 6 mil click together collection features Lyndon comes in both glue down or click together products, with product specifications varying a little bit, based on the installation method. Lyndon comes with an attached pad.
Glue Down Click
Overall Thickness 2.0mm 3.2mm
Wearlayer Thickness 0.15mm (6mil) 0.15mm (6mil)
Tile Size 12” x 24 N/A
Plank Size 6” x 48” 5.75” x 47.75”
NovaShield® Coating Yes Yes
Edge and Grout Effect MBV MBV
Floor Score Yes Yes
Residential Warranty 15-Year 15-Year
Light Commercial Warranty 5-Year 5-Year
For a complete, up-to-date product specification list, please visit the NovaFloor Product Page
NovaCore XL & Dansbee
At the time of this article review, NocaCore XL is currently in the NovaFlooring Display. However, this product is in the process of being up-to-date and replaced with a new product: Dansbee.
Dansbee appears to be a vinyl plank, wood-looking collection, with colors in blonde tones. Color options include French Oak, White Ash, Brushed Oak, and Contemporary Maple
NovaFlooring Finish Coat
Almost every vinyl plank and tile manufacturer has a factory-finished layer on their finished product. In most cases, in an effort to sell more products, companies create a marketing name for their finish layer.
With NovaFlooring, their finish layer is called: NovaShield. NovaFloor promotes its finish layer to have the following benefits:
Better protection of the finish for better protection against dropped items and gouges.