Many of you may have come across the terms vinyl siding, vinyl records, vinyl flooring, vinyl gloves etc, but may not know what exactly vinyl is. Vinyl is not a natural substance but is a synthetic man-made …

Around the mid-2000s, only when Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) was used to manufacture these records did the name ‘vinyl records’ become popular. Record players, typically called turntables, phonographs, …

Vinyl t-shirt designs are made using a method called vinyl heat transfer. And this vinyl printing technique is ideal for small batches of less than a dozen t-shirts.

So let’s start by looking at the different installation configurations of vinyl siding, after which we can move onto some of the other features that distinguish one type of vinyl siding from another.

Glue-down vinyl planks are flexible and easy to cut, making them a wonderful choice for a DIY floor renovation project. The planks imitate the look of hardwood, giving any room a new lease of life, and …

If you notice pet urine on your vinyl plank flooring but aren’t sure how long it has been sitting there, it’s a good idea to lift up the affected planks to assess the damage. While the top may clear off just fine, …

VCT (vinyl composite tile) is a type of flooring material made from a composition of vinyl and other natural materials. It is made by heating and pressing the vinyl into a sheet, then layering it with other …

The front house has mint green mobile home vinyl siding, with dark brown window trim and wood covering the crawlspace. The second house has off-white vinyl and no ground-level cladding.

Vinyl doesn’t need sealing or repainting and it won’t rot or attract insects. But you can still get the look of lumber with these carefully textured, wood-themed, vinyl fence colors from Timberland.

Vinyl comes in thousands of hues, and unlike wood, you won’t need to stain or repaint it. Many vinyl panels even come with built-in UV coats to retain that exact shade.