Flooring

By Staff

Master protection

Flooring system is a multipurpose broadcast, slurry broadcase, or mortar-applied floor-topping system that is designed for warehouses, institutions, and industrial manufacturing or processing facilities. The Series 237 Power-Tread system protects against impact, abrasion, and chemicals. It is VOC-compliant, and its clear resin can be field-pigmented in red, gray, or beige.

Tnemec.

Reader Service No. 304

Slip and slide

Vinyl flooring line includes three designs which come in a wide variety of styles and colors, including wood-, metallic-, and pearly-looking sheets. The flooring is suited for heavy-duty areas and large open spaces.

Forbo Linoleum.

Reader Service No. 305

Emergency flooring

Vinyl sheet flooring for healthcare facilities is available in 15 natural colors designed to resist indentation, rolling, and static loads. A protective urethane finish helps the floor increase scuff resistance. Heat welding allows for clean, aseptic seams in the floor, improving infection control and sanitation, making it suitable for diagnostic and treatment areas, including surgical suites, emergency rooms, intensive care units, and treatment rooms. Medinpoint flooring is a part of the MEDS flooring program for healthcare sites.

Armstrong.

Reader Service No. 300

Tough rubber

The Lenape Meadows School in Mahwah, N.J., selected 65,000 square feet of rubber flooring products for its two-story, state-of-the-art facility. Chosen because it could be installed without seams, requires no waxing, and provides protection against scuffs in high-traffic settings, the rubber flooring also helps prevent the formation of travel paths and is dirt-repellent. The Noraplan stone flooring runs throughout the building's corridors, main lobby, 36,800 square feet of classrooms, 5,000-sq.-ft. cafeteria, and media center. Available in 120 colors, the product is matched by slip resistance that complies with ADA guidelines.

Nora Rubber Flooring.

Reader Service No. 302

No sound

Sound insulation flooring system for retrofit or new construction is a high-performance acoustical membrane. Ecosilence is effective directly underneath floor coverings, including wood, laminate, bamboo, vinyl, hardwood, granite, marble, ceramic, and tile, says its maker. Designed for use in condominiums, apartment buildings, libraries, hospitals, schools, and hotels.

Ecosurfaces.

Reader Service No. 301

Art alive

The 18x18-in. carpet tile is a random combination of nylon yarn colors that enables tiles to mesh together, yet no two are the same. ArtCraft is made of 100% post-production yarn. Type 6,6 nylon is tufted in a loop pile for use anywhere in a building space where long wear is required. Suitable for office space.

Mannington Commercial.

Reader Service No. 303

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