The floor covering includes multiple layers including a non-woven base
layer, a VAE precoat applied to the non-woven woven base layer and
overlaid by a first PVC layer. A fiberglass mat is applied over the first
PVC layer and a second PVC layer is applied over the mat. A woven PVC
layer is laminated by heat and pressure to the underlying second PVC
layer. The woven PVC layer comprises monofilament or multifilament cores,
preferably but not limited to, polyester filaments overlaid by a PVC
coating.