Uma SPC Tile starts at $3.99 per square foot installed in Fort Myers — a dark charcoal tile-look floor built for the way Southwest Florida homes actually get used. It comes from CPF Floors’ DecoTile collection in a large-format 18″×36″ size that reads clean and modern without requiring grout lines you have to seal every year. Rigid core construction keeps it stable on the concrete slabs common throughout the region.
The 5.7mm rigid core with a 1.5 HD EVA attached pad holds flat on concrete slabs — no separate underlayment required, no hollow-feeling flex underfoot. A 20-mil wear layer and Heavy Residential / General Commercial traffic rating mean this floor handles sandy foot traffic, pet claws, and the kind of heavy use that comes with rental properties or seasonal homes that sit vacant through humid summers.
The SPC core won’t swell or cup in high-humidity conditions, which makes Uma a practical choice for kitchens, bathrooms, entryways, and any room exposed to the moisture levels coastal Southwest Florida regularly delivers. That stability also matters for snowbird homes that go unoccupied for months at a time.
| Product Type | Rigid Core Vinyl |
|---|---|
| Size | 18″x36″ |
| Thickness | 5.7mm |
| Wear Layer | 20 Mil |
| Traffic Class | 23-32 Heavy Residential / General Commercial |
| Attached Pad | 1.5 HD EVA |
| Installation Method | Unilin Click |
Uma installs at $3.99 per square foot through Flooring Queen. That price covers material, professional labor, removal of your old flooring, surface prep for a clean substrate, baseboard reinstallation, transition strips at doorways, and debris removal from the job site. There are no hidden add-ons for standard residential projects.
A few things that fall outside the base price: significant subfloor leveling where height differences exceed normal tolerance, stair nosing, and complex custom border work. Contact us for a free in-home measurement — we’ll walk the space, note anything that affects cost, and put a written quote in your hands before any work is scheduled.
Uma gives you the large-format tile look of porcelain without the weight, the cold hard surface, or the grout maintenance that comes with it. SPC click-lock installs faster than a mortar-set porcelain job, and the attached pad adds underfoot comfort that porcelain simply doesn’t offer.
Where porcelain wins: it handles prolonged exposure to standing water at the grout joints better than any floating floor, and it’s harder to scratch or dent from dropped objects. If you’re setting an outdoor-adjacent space or a commercial kitchen, porcelain’s durability edge matters. For most interior residential rooms in Southwest Florida — especially slabs where comfort and speed matter — Uma is a practical, lower-maintenance alternative at a meaningfully lower installed price.
| Uma | Porcelain Tile | |
|---|---|---|
| Water resistance | Waterproof rigid core; avoid subfloor saturation | Waterproof tile; grout joints need sealing |
| Scratch resistance / wear layer | 20 mil wear layer; dent-resistant SPC core | Extremely hard surface; chips under sharp impact |
| Comfort underfoot | 1.5 HD EVA pad; warmer, softer feel | Hard and cold; no cushion without a mat |
| Installed price | $3.99 per sq ft installed | ~$8.99 per sq ft installed |
| Best room | Living areas, bedrooms, kitchens, baths | High-moisture or outdoor-adjacent spaces |
Sweep or vacuum on a hard-floor setting — skip the beater bar, which can scuff the surface over time. Damp-mop with a pH-neutral cleaner like Bona Hard-Surface Floor Cleaner or a diluted Rejuvenate formula; avoid anything acidic or abrasive. Never use a steam mop on SPC vinyl — sustained heat and pressure can compromise the click joints and the attached pad. Wipe up spills promptly, not because the core is at risk, but because liquids sitting at seams long-term can work into the subfloor below. For technical guidance, see the World Floor Covering Association vinyl flooring guide.
Uma is a grout-free SPC vinyl tile — the planks click together with no mortar or grout, so there’s nothing to seal. The tile look comes from the surface print and the joint spacing, not actual grout. That alone eliminates one of the main ongoing maintenance tasks associated with traditional porcelain or ceramic installs.
The 18″×36″ format reads as a long-format rectangular tile, similar to what you’d see in modern hotel lobbies or newer-build homes — it makes rooms feel larger and reduces the number of visible seams. Because Uma is a floating click-lock floor rather than a mortar-set tile, lippage is controlled at the subfloor level; a flat, even surface before install is what keeps edges flush.
A single room typically wraps in one day; a whole home in the 1,000–1,500 sq ft range usually runs two to three days depending on layout complexity and how much furniture moving is involved. The Unilin click system installs faster than glue-down or mortar-set methods, which helps keep the schedule tight. We’ll confirm a project-specific timeline at the measure appointment.
In many cases, Uma can float over existing hard surfaces — but it depends on the height of what’s already down, whether the surface is flat, and what transitions and doors need to clear the added thickness. The Unilin click system doesn’t require adhesive to the subfloor, which makes overlay installs more feasible. We check all of that at the in-home measure before committing either way.
Uma’s rigid SPC core is waterproof — the plank itself won’t swell, warp, or delaminate from water contact the way wood-based floors do. What you want to avoid is water sitting long enough to work its way under the floor to the subfloor below, which can cause a separate set of problems. Clean up standing water promptly and the floor itself should be fine.
Uma comes with a 1.5 HD EVA pad already attached, which provides some impact sound reduction, but many SWFL condo associations require a specific IIC or STC rating documented in writing before approving a hard-surface floor. Check your HOA’s rules and request the product’s sound data before scheduling install — we can provide spec sheets, and board approval timelines vary, so plan ahead.
We chose every vinyl product in this catalog because it stands up to the realities of Florida living: humidity, sandy substrate, busy households. Flooring Queen installs what we sell, licensed and insured. Free in-home measure: (239) 763-0770.
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Reviewed by Jack Maya, Lead Installer at Flooring Queen — 20+ years installing flooring in Southwest Florida.
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