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There's a difference between the type of flooring required by the residential and domestic market and that which meets the demands of industry and commerce.
Homeowners are generally looking for comfort and style, so carpets and rugs, natural wood flooring, and the more decorative types of laminate, ceramic tile, vinyl and linoleum flooring are popular. The kitchen may require an easy cleaning surface, but only in the garage would any type of heavy-duty flooring be called for.

In commerce and industry, while reception areas and office space will call for carpeting, these could see hard use. Access ways will get heavy traffic, so ease of cleaning and anti-slip properties will be important. On the factory or shop floor, heavy-duty flooring with health and safety qualities will be needed.

Types of Flooring:

Carpet Tiles: Carpet tiles are a versatile flooring solution, especially where access to the underfloor may be needed. This type of flooring can be easily replaced in cases of damage or wear.

Wood Flooring: Wood flooring is a solid, long lasting and attractive option, but relatively expensive. Flooring contractors will also carry out maintenance of existing wood flooring, including repair, sanding and sealing.

Vinyl Flooring: Available in sheets and tiles, this hard wearing and easy to maintain flooring comes in versions suitable for heavy duty safety, slip-resistance, sports, acoustic and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).

Acoustic Flooring: Acoustic flooring is constructed to reduce the transfer of airborne noise through separating floors.

ESD Anti-static Flooring: This flooring prevents the discharges that can be given off to computers and other electronic equipment after walking over certain surfaces.

Conductive Floor Covering: This flooring does a similar job, and is used to eliminate static electricity in clean rooms and manufacturing or assembly areas for semiconductors and electronic parts.

Safety Flooring: Safety flooring or slip-resistant flooring allows spills to be cleaned up quickly, preventing the transfer of infection, and is essential in the catering, laboratory, education and health care sectors.

Rubber Flooring: This is a hard wearing, heavy-duty flooring, which is easy to clean, with good sound insulation and fire-resistant properties.

Choosing a Flooring Contractor:

It's always wise to get a range of prices from a number of different suppliers before you commit. Ask around for word-or-mouth referrals if you can. When you speak to a contractor ask to check references, and find out if they're a member of a trade body like the Contract Flooring Association, which vets its members for standards of professionalism, safety and training.

Get a good idea of how thorough their surface preparation will be. If not properly carried out, this will only set you up for problems later.  Check whether they'll be taking on subcontractors; who exactly will be doing what; how long the whole job will take to complete; what noise and disruption you can expect; how much cleaning-up they will be doing; and what kind of warranty they offer.

It's far better to get realistic, honest answers to these questions now, than to be fobbed off with half-promises, only to be let down later.

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