Commercial LVT wear layer guide Key takeaways The wear layer is the clear layer above the printed design. It is the main thickness-based protection between the pattern and the traffic and it is the number that decides commercial suitability. Overall tile thickness is a different measurement and it is a poor guide to durability. A […]
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Commercial stone, tile and concrete effect vinyl Key takeaways Stone effect vinyl is usually chosen over real stone for weight, comfort underfoot, maintenance, acoustics and installed cost rather than for appearance alone. Light reflectance value is a specification input on these products, not a styling choice. Pale stone and polished concrete effects change how a […]
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Subfloor preparation for commercial LVT Key takeaways Subfloor condition and preparation are the biggest single source of LVT failure. The tile is rarely the problem; what it was laid on usually is. Moisture testing is the step that is skipped most often and costs the most when it goes wrong. Relative humidity is measured, not […]
Sustainable commercial flooring Key takeaways Sustainability in commercial flooring is an evidence exercise, not a materials preference. What counts on a project is documentation a third party has verified, not a manufacturer’s claim. The environmental product declaration is the central document. An EPD is a verified statement of a product’s environmental impact across its life […]
Commercial vinyl vs LVT Key takeaways Both are PVC-based. The real difference is format: sheet vinyl is a continuous welded surface, LVT is individual tiles or planks with butt joints. Where water and contamination have to be kept out of the floor, sheet vinyl is the safer answer because the welded seam makes the surface […]
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Commercial wood effect vinyl flooring Key takeaways Wood effect is a design decision with technical consequences. Everything that matters about the floor – slip rating, wear layer, format, seam type – is decided after the look is chosen, not before. The commercial ranges and the domestic ranges look almost identical and behave completely differently. Wear […]
Data centre flooring Key takeaways Most of the flooring work in a data centre is invisible. The critical surface is the sealed slab underneath the raised access floor, not the panels you can see. That slab is a plenum. Air is drawn across it and into server intakes, so dust released from an unsealed or […]
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Flooring for offices Key takeaways An office is a set of zones, not one floor. Reception, open plan, meeting rooms, tea points and circulation each have different demands and a single finish across all of them will fail somewhere. Acoustics drive more office flooring decisions than wear does. Many office floors are replaced because the […]
Laboratory and cleanroom flooring Key takeaways Laboratory flooring is specified against a named list of chemicals at real concentrations and contact times, not against a general chemical resistance rating. Seamless is the governing principle. Welded sheet vinyl and resin systems both achieve it, but the detailing at coving, drains and thresholds is what decides whether […]
Sports hall flooring Key takeaways Sports hall floors are specified against EN 14904, which sets measured requirements for shock absorption, ball bounce, slip resistance and rolling load rather than leaving performance to description. The main division is between area-elastic floors, which deflect over a wide area and point-elastic floors, which deflect locally under the point […]