Today we’ll take a look at common commercial flooring choices. Knowing a bit about them will help you greatly in choosing the best flooring material for your office, business or shop. Having the right material at the right place for the right use will greatly benefit your investment in the long run plus you don’t have to bother with frequent repairs and replacements.
Before deciding to pick which commercial flooring product is the best for you, think about a the following factors:
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Location. This is mostly important because location affects the humidity, moisture and climate that can have an impact on your floors. In places where there are frequent rains or there is high moisture, having wood-based products is generally not advisable because it will be pretty hard to control everything that goes on in a commercial environment.
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Budget. This is another important factor to consider since your budget might include materials, installation and maintenance all in one. If this is the case then you would have to consider the amount and cost of the material you’ll choose together with the installation costs. It will also be helpful to consider the size of the area you intend to cover to ensure that you are not going over-budget.
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Installation. This is very important especially if you already have an operational business. Installation will have to be quick and easy to ensure that you are open for business as soon a possible and that clients’ needs are met without much hassle or disruption.
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Maintenance. The material and installation may have already cost you time and money, in some cases it might have also caused you to close up shop and stop business so maintenance will have to be something that’s easy-breezy to ensure that you don’t close up on your customers any longer than you already have. It has to be something that can be done as quickly as possible.
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Durability. The product you’d choose to use on your floors should be something that’s very well suited to your needs and purpose. If you expect to have a lot of footfall then choose something suitable to it, the same is true if you expect to have heavy equipment or some amount of water every once in a while.
Now that you have some important points to consider, what then are the materials to choose from? Well, here they are:
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Vinyl Flooring – durable, low on maintenance and comes in dozens and dozens of designs to choose from. Vinyl flooring is one of the most popular commercial flooring choices out there because it offers ease of installation and friendliness to the budget. plus its great at withstanding daily wear and tear.
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Carpet Tiles – cheap, comes in various designs, colors and textures, carpet tiles are also another popular commercial flooring materials especially in office spaces because of its noise suppression properties. Comfortable and classy, its ideal for work spaces and office cubicles that require some quiet for thinking.
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Rubber – sturdy, resilient to wear and tear and offers excellent support and comfort, rubber is a popular commercial flooring choice in gyms and other environment where there are a lot of physical activities going on.
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Concrete – known for its practical durability, concrete is another popular commercial flooring choice because it’s both cheap and flexible. Left as it is for a rustic feel or coated with plain latex, rubberized or resin finished special paint to make it more attractive and have more traction and support, concrete will pretty much to the job.
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Laminate – with a wide array of design choices, sizes and different levels of tolerance to foot-traffic, laminate is another material commonly used in commercial spaces. It is able to withstand moisture and other climatic elements as well as daily wear and tear and it comes with intricate design and even rich textures to mimic either stone or wood flooring minus the pricey costs so that makes it the perfect choice.
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Now, don’t think you have limited choices, again any type can work as commercial flooring. It just have to be very well-suited to your commercial space’s purpose.
