Polished concrete is a popular option for flooring in a wide variety of buildings, including schools, hospitals, industrial facilities, and commercial spaces. Polished concrete floors offer a number of advantages as an all-purpose flooring material, and can be engineered for specific environments. Five Reasons For The Enduring Popularity Of Polished Concrete Floors 1. A spill-resistant surface…
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Sometimes you have to tear down before you can build up. Not every commercial floor space is ready to have new flooring or coating laid down. When it’s a building that already has existing flooring, such as rubber or vinyl tiles, the old flooring will need to be demolished as part of the preparation process….
When it comes time to select commercial flooring options for your facility, it’s important to consider the unique requirements related to your industry. Here are five important factors to keep in mind as you make your flooring decision: 1. Hygiene requirements. In many industries, such as food and beverage, manufacturing, healthcare, and restaurant and food…
Fact, one of the biggest challenges the manufacturing industry faces with regards to industrial flooring is routine maintenance and repair. Depending on the type of production facility, companies typically need to recoat or replace flooring every 5-10 years. During this process, reducing downtime is crucial to avoid any loss of revenue. Shutting down a production floor…
Large facilities with more than 50,000 sq. ft. of space present a unique set of challenges when installing or repairing industrial floor systems. It’s not uncommon for these buildings – typically housing manufacturing plants, storage bays, distribution centers, and warehouses, or supermarkets and retail super-stores – to have tight timelines and specific requirements as to…
A hallmark of colleges and universities are typically expansive buildings and grounds. Each area unique in its look and feel, as well as its purpose. One of the biggest considerations, when architecting new spaces, or renovating and repairing areas on campus, is the floor system that is installed. Both indoors and out, commercial flooring solutions…
If you would have asked a designer 10 years ago if they ever thought polished concrete would emerge as a preferred choice for commercial floors, they probably would have shaken their head with a definitive “no.” However, that’s just what happened. Polished concrete has long been associated as one of the most indestructible, lasting solutions….
Business owners looking for new or replacement flooring have a number of choices to select from. Most companies go back and forth with whether to lay tile or select a stylized form of concrete. On the surface (pun intended) both options may seem appropriate and will get the job done. But, before making a final…
For those in food and beverage manufacturing, or looking to enter the sector, there are a lot of aspects of your facilities to consider. One critical area that should never be overlooked, however, is your choice of flooring. Not all flooring will be FDA compliant and meet the regulations that cover food and beverage manufacturing. The…
It’s easy for someone to become awed if they have the chance to tour the behind-the-scenes facilities at an airport. Between the amazing aircraft, the larger-than-life service equipment, the massive scale of construction, and all the other technological innovations, there’s plenty to gawk at. But one of the most crucial elements goes ignored because it’s literally…
