Flooring Tiles: Which flooring should be for specific areas?
There is no one type of flooring that fits all, as each school has its own flooring needs determined by the activities done at the school, the size of the school, and also it’s budget. Durability, safety, and resilience are the basic factors to consider when choosing the right flooring tiles for your school.
In this article, we will look at the most common school areas or facilities and their specific floor material requirements:
Flooring Tiles for Classrooms
Classroom naturally has high traffic from pupils, sustainability, affordability, durability, and easy to clean floors are the most ideal flooring option. Classrooms need floors that are shiny and bright natural to lighten up the room and natural so that it does not wear quickly.
Suitable Tiling and Flooring Options
- Tiling either ceramic tiles or porcelain tiles
- Polished Cement floors
- Epoxy floors
The above flooring options are most ideal because of their characters which is as mentioned below:
- Easy to Clean
- Resilient
- Water-resistant
- Durable
Flooring Tiles for Hallways
More like the classroom’s hallways have high usage, so flooring that is tough and does not stress under heavy traffic is a suitable flooring option.
Suitable Tiling and Flooring Option
- Tiling either ceramic tiles or porcelain tiles
- Polished Cement floors
- Epoxy floors
- Rubber floors
Similar to classrooms, rubber floors are another great option
Why rubber flooring tiles?
- Comfortable to walk on
- Can be fabricated
- Can be branded
- Anti-slip
- Sound absorbent
- Hard-wearing
Tiles and Flooring for Gymnasiums
A lot of activities are done here ranging from light workouts like gymnastics to weight lifting. Flooring that is designed for consistency, high performance, and consistency is ideal for this area.
Best flooring options
- Rubber floors
- EVA Foam
Rubber flooring tiles
- High impact and shock absorbent
- Water-resistant
- Easy to clean
- Durable
- Resilient – can withstand various pressures and forces
- Anti-fatigue
- Extra grip
- Lightweight
- Comfortable to lay on
Rubber floors have an excellent, flexible, and impact absorbent material and can protect the users and subfloors perfectly. Eva Foam is mainly used on light workouts and is a very good shock absorbent and comfortable to work on.
Tiles and Flooring for Libraries
Libraries are quiet places and also have high traffic. Tiles and flooring that is resilient and absorbs sound is the ideal flooring option.
- PVC rubber interlocking tiles
- Normal Carpeting
Characteristic of PVC Rubber Interlocking Tiles and Carpeting
- Soft of the feet
- Absorbs sound
- Warm
- Durable
- Easy to clean
- Water-resistant
PVC Rubber interlocking tiles and normal carpeting are the best flooring options for a library area as they are soft and comfortable on the feet and at the same time are high sound absorbent.
Polished concrete flooring and vinyl floors are another though they are not sound absorbers, they are durable, resilient, and can lighten up the area.
Flooring Products for Bathrooms
Another very important facility in every school, bathrooms are visited several times every day and in this place, hygiene is of extreme importance as it should be always clean. Because of the water taps in facilities, the floors are prone to water spills all over the place.
The best flooring option for this area should be water resistance, easy to clean and non-slip:
- Rubber interlocking tiles
- Ceramic tiles
- Polished cement floors
The above three (3) are the most common tiles and flooring options for bathrooms as they are easy to clean and maintain are water-resistant at the same time.
There are other several areas in schools that require floorings such as halls and administration blocks, all these places have different floor requirements depending on their functions. High performance, safety, low maintenance, flexibility, and durability are some of the variable factors to consider when choosing a school floor.
It is very important that before acquiring the material for your school floors for a certain area or function, first seek professional advice on the right type of floors required for your space.
For a more professional and wide range of flooring options do not hesitate to get in touch with us.
There is no one type of flooring that fits all, as each school has its own flooring needs determined by the activities done at the school, the size of the school, and also it’s budget. Durability, safety, and resilience are the basic factors to consider when choosing the right flooring tiles for your school.
