Options for Business Flooring

Offices

Business interiors such as office space used to conduct day-to-day operations often benefits from the noise reduction experienced with carpet flooring products. Commercial carpeting is available in a range of solid and multi-color options as well as varying styles and weights and capabilities. In addition, you can purchase commercial carpeting in rolls or tile form, with the latter providing users the ability to replace one damaged section a time instead of the entire floor. Dalton, Georgia, considered the Carpet Capital of the World, is home to Berkshire Hathaway's Shaw Industries, which offers commercial businesses six standard carpet pattern types: solid, tweed, graphic, linear, geometric and organic, in numerous color combinations.

From small to large corporations, the business lobby likely sees more foot traffic than the rest of the office facility. Durable stone or concrete are excellent options for flooring in this very busy business area. With the advent of staining and decorating concrete to resemble natural stone products, a business can have a high-end natural stone look that is going to last much longer than the real stone product would -- and cost less in maintenance overall.

Some businesses, such as airplane companies that needs flooring for airplane hangars, benefit from concrete floors covered with an epoxy (polymer) coating. Solvent-free epoxy coatings, such as Flowcrete, offer companies a flooring product that is chemically resistant to hydraulic fluids in addition to being a better environmental product than coatings containing solvents. This type of flooring can be decorated with company logos or painted or trimmed in the company colors as well.

Restaurant businesses require flooring that can withstand high cooking temperatures in the kitchen and lots of messy spills in the dining areas, as well as large amounts of foot traffic from customers and wait staff. Some epoxy flooring products can meet those kinds of demands and can be installed over other flooring products, as needed. One company, Everlast Epoxy, promises their product can withstand temperatures as high as 180 degrees Fahrenheit.