3mm Marvel Vinyl Plank is a highly durable and waterproof direct stick vinyl plank floor with an exceptionally natural palette of timber colours. Featuring an HD decor film, microbevellled edges and a 0.55mm commercial wear layer with an EverGuard anti-stain coating, it’s one of the easiest vinyl floors to maintain and clean. With a completely non-porous surface wear layer and our new anti-stain UV coating, it’s super easy to maintain and doesn’t allow dirt, germs or bacteria to seep into the floor, making it suitable for both residential and commercial applications.
How to DIY This Floor?
The easiest DIY floors are floating floors like this one! They click lock together and don’t need glue or nails - they're super easy to install and if you make a mistake, you can simply un-click them and redo it. Floating floors include laminate floors, hybrid floors, bamboo floors and even engineered timber (if you are after real wood).
What tools do I need to DIY this type of floor?
The most important tools are:
Drop Saw and / or Table Saw - to cut the floorboards and are available for $150 at most hardware stores, or you can borrow one.
Ruler or Set Square - to measure how much you need to cut for the end planks near the walls.
Pencil & Eraser - to draw the cutting lines when you reach the last planks of each row.
Other “nice-to-haves” include a DIY Flooring Kit (available at Floor venue), spirit levels, tape measures, safety equipment, and work gloves.
Pro installation tips
Floor Levelling - the subfloor refers to what you intend to lay the flooring directly over and is often concrete slabs, plywood, yellow tongue or even existing floorboards. Proper subfloor preparation is very important and you should:
Clean the subfloor
Check subfloor evenness (to prevent creaking and long-term joint damage)
Underlay - is typically a soft rubber or foam material that goes underneath the floor and provides noise protection. If you live in an apartment block, your strata may have acoustic underlay requirements that you must confirm before a project.
Expansion Gaps - between the floor and the walls to allow for natural expansion and shrinkage due to temperature and moisture changes. Consider:
Plank Width - wider planks have more expansion and should be given a slightly bigger expansion gap within the range below.
Environmental Moisture - if relative humidity is high, we recommend increasing the expansion gap size.
Marvel 3mm Vinyl Plank Flooring Flooring FAQs
Marvel 3mm Vinyl aims to make waterproof flooring accessible for any setting, whether it’s a home, apartment or office. They come with a 0.55mm wear layer to protect the surface from scratches, stains and sunlight. Often considered the value for money range, Marvel vinyl is designed to be affordable without compromising on quality.
The Marvel 3mm vinyl flooring is designed for low maintenance and convenience. Sweeping, vacuuming and mopping are all suitable as the Marvel vinyl floors are fully waterproof and durable. Wipe it down with a damp cloth every now and then if needed, but never use steam mops — they can damage the plank’s structure when exposed to very high temperatures. This is because vinyl plank flooring is constructed from PVC.
Vinyl plank flooring is a 100% waterproof floor covering which is suitable for both commercial and residential settings. It’s waterproof capabilities can be attributed towards the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) composition as opposed to wood. Vinyl flooring is known to be very good against moisture and wear and tear, making them the low maintenance and easy flooring solution.
