This is vinyl...
Hi Sean.The material I used is vinyl. Instead of being a thin single sheet, it is made from three layers of vinyl. The middle layer appears to have some kind of fabric or glass reenforcing molded into it.The floor has been baked, frozen and had lots of water on it from the kids over the past year. Actually, in a few storms, enough water got in to filter underneath the stuff. The water eventually dried out without any evil smells.It just doesn't budge... The edges are so flat, I need a screwdriver to pull it up - can't get a fingernail under it.It does come in a variety of finishes. I used oak, but there is a lighter wood as well.I'm sold on this stuff - will take a lot of convincing to get me to use anything else in the future!I can get the manufacturers name off the carton tonight if you wish. This stuff is unlike any other vinyl products I've ever seen.If you are thinking of real wood, we did look into that as well. The wood laminates are (as you heard) intolerant of water - although many people have had good results with it. We were going to use solid hardwood strips (tongue and groove). They resist rot well but need to be glued in. Plus, I didn't want to lose any more headroom as the material is about 3/4 inch thick - and I'm already 6 feet tall. Chris