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At Nufloors Coquitlam, we carry all products for commercial flooring including carpet, vinyl, hardwood and linoleum.

The staff at Nufloors Coquitlam can help you choose from a selection of commercial floor coverings depending on which of the following attributes match your commercial floor covering:

Heavy Rolling Loads

For flooring where heavy objects will roll across the floor surface, such as wheeled carts, furniture with casters and equipment dollies.

Since rolling-type casters on furniture and appliances may damage resilient flooring, any warranty for such uses rests with the furniture or appliance manufacturer.

Heavy Stationary Objects

For flooring where heavy objects will remain in a fixed position for a long time, such as furniture and fixtures.

Recovery From Indentations

When the flooring must have the ability to regain its original shape after being indented by rolling or stationary loads, such as hospital beds, table legs, chair legs, and stiletto heels.

Resistance to Gouging

When the flooring surface or wear layer must have the ability to resist damage from objects that can forcibly cut, groove, or displace material.

High Count Traffic / Traffic Area

For flooring exposed to a great number of people, and/or loads. Floors in high traffic areas need to be durable and be resistant to abrasions, gouging, punctures, cuts, and impacts as well as rolling and sliding loads.

The question of life expectancy of resilient floors is very difficult to determine without specific information concerning the amount of traffic and the maintenance program, which the floors will receive. Typically floors are replaced because the interior colour scheme is being updated or there has been damage done to a floor from sources other than foot traffic.

It is not unusual for commercial resilient floors to have a life expectancy of 30 years provided they are maintained properly. The exception to this is in heavily trafficked areas like a nurses' station where constant traffic could on occasion wear through the protective coats of floor finish before new coats are applied as part of a routine maintenance program.

Overall Stain Resistance

When the flooring must have the ability to resist permanent staining or discolouration from liquids and other substances. This applies to rooms such as hospital operating rooms, tempera paint in schools, or coffee in other areas.

If your flooring will be subject to any particular chemicals or substances, you should conduct adequate testing on the floor covering material in advance to ensure suitability. On floors where polish is recommended, tests should be made on polished samples. High quality commercial floor polish will provide a good barrier to most stains and reagents.

Slip Retardant Flooring

When you require a floor to provide an extra measure of safety for areas where slips and falls are a concern, such as building entryways and grocery aisles.

Static Dissipative Flooring

When the flooring must prevent, control and/or dissipate static in sensitive working environments, such as electronics manufacturing.

An anti static floor can play a major role in preventing and/or dissipating static electricity in sensitive environments.

Maintainability

This is a subjective term referring to your floor's ability to be kept clean.

Urethane coatings can improve initial maintenance and delay the onset of costly maintenance procedures.

Following the recommended maintenance program is the key to a long life for commercial flooring. Walk-off mats, sweeping, mopping, polishing and buffing protect both the floor and your investment.

Before establishing a maintenance program for your commercial flooring, consider the following questions:

• What are the end user's expectations?
• Where in the building will the flooring be installed?
• What are the volume and type of traffic and soil to which the floor will be subjected?
• What special traffic or footwear situations exist?
• What is the colour of the flooring and the desired finish (low or high luster)?
• What floor cleaning equipment is available for maintenance?

Our salespeople can explain the relative merits of our flooring brands and help you to choose the best commercial carpet for your business.