Rubber Flooring

If a floor is a high impact floor designed for use in very high traffic and abuse are inevitable than rubber flooring is what should be used in those areas. It should be installed wherever a resilient floor is necessary. Rubber flooring is wear resistant, shock absorbent and non skid and there is a wide selection of color. Rubber flooring is extremely durable and easy to install and maintain.

Some of the exercise areas you will find rubber flooring is in gymnasiums, health clubs, training rooms and walking and running tracks. Rubber flooring is also used in disabled access ramps and ice rinks. The use of rubber flooring does not stop here, as now it is also popular in the home where it is used in the basement, utility rooms, pet areas, and entryways. In the business office or building it is used in rest rooms, conference rooms, lobbies, break rooms and in light industrial facilities. It is also used in the kitchens of restaurants to ease leg fatigue. Rubber flooring is also beneficial to places where children play. Due to its resiliency, if a child falls it is less apt to be injured on rubber flooring.

Rubber flooring comes in rolls as well as tiles. For large floor areas the roll is recommended as it can be laid in one piece which installation is less time consuming. For smaller areas and areas with obstacles such as pillars and posts, the rubber tile flooring is recommended. Installation is easy enough for a non professional to do. All rubber flooring materials come with installation instructions.

Slip and fall suits due to slippery floors has become a legal business costing companies millions in dollars every year. In addition to money loss, there is the loss of production due to injury to employees. Rubber flooring prevents this kind of legal problem with its non slip properties.

In areas where the employees are required to stand or walk consistently in one area, such as in the restaurant kitchen, rubber flooring is used to ease leg fatigue because it is resilient. The employee is walking or standing on something that is softer and easier to walk and stand on than a concrete floor.

Many of the rubber flooring manufacturers feel an environmental responsibility, and as such; their rubber flooring is made up of recycled materials and the adhesives they recommend for installation are devoid of any harmful chemicals. Because rubber flooring is a low maintenance product the need for water to clean it is reduced thereby saving water. The recycle rubber flooring has low VOC emissions.

Some of the advantages of rubber flooring that we have not mentioned are: the rubber flooring can last for up to thirty years without the need to remove and dispose of it; because the rubber flooring is non porous there is no need to wax it or seal it. The latter therefore, eliminates the use of harmful chemicals.