What questions should you ask when buying flooring for your business?

There is more than one reason why a business might need new flooring. It could be to replace floors damaged due to flooding, or it might just be part of an overall refurbishment of an office or commercial premises.

However, as with home flooring, there are lots of different materials available, so it makes sense to ask yourself these questions to ensure you get the floor type that you need.

How often will it be walked on?

The amount of traffic passing over a floor will be one of the biggest factors determining what type of material is required. If the room in which the floor is being fitted will have lots of people walking on it every day in boots or shoes, then it needs to be a hardwearing and durable material.

A good example of that would be the floor of a shop or supermarket. This will experience large volumes of traffic and will also have heavy equipment moved over it. In that situation, luxury vinyl tile (LVT) floors will be a good choice.

Where traffic is a little lower, such as in office spaces, carpet tiles will look good and offer the option of replacing individual tiles rather than the entire floor should damage occur.

How easy will it be to clean?

The floors of a business have to be cleaned even more frequently than those of a home – usually every day – so choosing ones that are quick and simple to maintain will reduce costs and save time.

This is another reason why LVT floors are great choices for commercial premises, as maintaining them is a very simple task. Both the North West of England and North Wales get a lot of rain, which means that customers bring water and mud with them, and LVT is highly resistant to water damage.

The need for low-maintenance floors is greatest for hospitality businesses. Commercial kitchens will see regular spills and tile flooring can be wiped free of grease and other stains.

What will the floors look like?

Although practicality has to be the first consideration, the floors of a business still need to fit in with the overall design scheme. Many businesses favour LTV flooring because a range of different styles, textures and shades are available.

That makes finding a floor that blends with the rest of the decor much easier.

When you are getting new floors for your business, look to a company with over 50 years of experience in fitting commercial flooring.