VCT, must be waxed and burnished often, if there is a lot of traffic. After so often, stripped, and new wax applied and start the process over.

We have destroyed the black and white VCT tile in our kitchen over the past four years. 2 adults, 2 toddlers, and 3 dogs...the tile hasn't held up so well and is starting to crack and peel up in places. Also note that since the color is flat and does not have variation, every bit of dust, dirt, or smudge shows up right away and I am constantly sweeping and mopping.

It could look great in a lower traffic laundry area.

I had VCT tile in my past kitchen and it really seemed to not wear well. If you love the look you might consider Marmoleum tiles. I have them in my house and so far, so good, but it is in an area that doesn't get alot of wear.

VCT is sold for commercial use so it should hold up to a residential laundry room. I worked in a public art gallery for years where we had it going up the stairs and on the landing and it was teflon and we never waxed it (we have nice long winters here so it was subject to a fair bit of moisture as well). We have it in the preparation room and vault where I work now and it looks pretty much like it did 5 years ago (only spot in the building with it so it has never been waxed since being installed)

As to the waxing and re-waxing unless your laundry room is the hub for the whole neigbourhood it will probably take years for the floor to see the kind of traffic CVT sees in a week in a commercial setting.

Any flat solid colour will show wear and dirt but Standard Excelon Imperial Texture (the stuff they sell at HD) is all mottled with various registrations of colour in it so it will hide a lot if you pick the right colour. I'd go for it.

reviving an old thread, I know!

I'm putting this in a room that is combo laundry room and art studio. I'm wondering what "normal" people do to maintain VCT. It doesn't need to hold a mirror finish or anything, and I don't see myself getting one of those big janitorial machines to maintain it, either. It will get some messes, but not a lot of abrasion.

We put it in our garage maybe 20 years ago. It's very durable & I think we've only waxed it once. We didn't put a high gloss finish on it; it has a low sheen. We talked about renting one of the buffing machines, but decided against it; so we just cleaned it really well the last time.

Thanks, southerngal, that is what I was hoping to hear. I have to admit I've never waxed a floor in my life. I looked up the maintenance instructions on the product and they were pretty daunting-- this kind of pad, not that kind, assuming you used a big buffer, and so on. How does one do it by hand then? Is it literally a wax you rub in or a liquid you mop on or what? I don't need a high sheen, either.

Do you use your garage as an actual parking spot? That would be more intensive use than me in my socks, I would think, so I'm glad to know it was durable for you.