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Archive for September, 2013


Transportation Industry Terminal Flooring

Terminal Flooring Aimed To Please Any Transportation Industry

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Transportation terminal flooring is essential for such places as bus and train stations, ship terminals and airports as well. Of course the reason why is due to the heavy demand for pedestrian traffic. But in addition there are the demands of luggage carts, transport vehicles such as airport golf carts, and even wheeled luggage.

However, in addition there are such demands as ease in application and also appearance too. So not only will a transportation manager look into long wear ability, but the ease of maintenance, along with passenger attractive designs. Generally such areas as mentioned will also need to have the highest amount of slip resistance possible in order to offer safety when on stairwells and even inclusive of arrival and departure regions.

As mentioned the wear and tear of high traffic areas must be dealt with, but the hopefully long-lasting beauty of the proper flooring will withstand the torture that flooring is put through. But as for the attractiveness that lends the visual appeal to transportation industry terminal flooring frequently that is the job of the interior decorators. They are the ones who decide on the visual style, colors as well as color harmony of the flooring so that they can achieve complementary coloring as well as patterns all ordered into eye pleasing chromatic families. In addition that is the province of the interior decorator to choose the flooring pattern which will best enable the public to feel relaxed in the transportation terminal, especially important to those white knuckle fliers.

Of course any transportation industry terminal flooring needs to be easily cleaned. Cleaning cannot take an extraordinary long time as any terminal is usually in use 24 hours per day. That means that cleaning must be done not only efficiently but quickly. There is no time to be spent steaming the floor, nor polishing it, and even less to be spent applying wax. In addition such flooring needs to be resistant to any shock impact as well as any possible indentations from use or furniture.

In the present day, transportation industry designers and architects will turn to Silikal in order to find the best terminal flooring possible which answers all of their flooring concerns. There are numerous explanations why this is so.

First Silikal is extremely easy to have installed, as the flooring professionals at Silikal are so well trained that they are actually flooring experts. It is at this point that a terminal will realize the massive experience that Silikal has had with such similar installations of terminal flooring. Next, it is at this point that the very special touches that can be had with Silikal can come into being. For instance many companies have their logo installed into their terminal flooring. This is considered to be not only stylish but extremely posh.

Finally, one may not mention Silikal without also mentioning the fact that even under the circumstances found in transportation terminal flooring, Silikal is still the most durable and considered a lifetime flooring. The significance is that Silikal will outlast any of those terminals!

 

Firehouse Flooring

Flooring That Can Take The Heat In Any Firehouse

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Firehouse flooring needs to be not only slip resistant, fully seamless, but also be a waterproof resinous flooring system which is truly ideal for firehouses. In addition firehouses need flooring that is chemical resistant, as many chemicals are handled there. Additionally the firehouse flooring must be seamless or monolithic as referred to by flooring individuals. Part of the need for a monolithic floor is the fact that it must be able to withstand the creation of pinholes that lesser supposedly monolithic flooring will allow to be created, thus producing havoc over a relatively short period of time. Once pin holes form it is not long before all manner of liquids find their way under the flooring.

These liquids may ride in on the actual fire engines, such as dirty water from a firefight, or perhaps even rainwater. Also, if it is snowing or the roads are icy where the fire truck has been, then it stands to reason that the fire truck may well be carrying water from the icy street mixed with some kind of de-icing agent such as salt. Such problems will definitely cause mayhem with the firehouse flooring involved.

The thing is that the miniscule amounts of pinholes are quite detrimental to the firehouse floor so that what happens ordinarily is that water, dirt and bacteria are able to penetrate the surface of the floor, which then converts to the perfect living quarters to not only bacteria but also mold. Once these organisms take over underneath a firehouse floor, all is pretty much lost as there is no fixing the problem without taking up the entire floor and replacing it. It makes absolutely no sense to install flooring that is not Silikal in a firehouse.

Additionally, Silikal is especially designed in order to withstand some of the harshest conditions, which include mechanical abrasion such as the overheated tires on a fire truck, or perhaps let’s say the heavy equipment spoken of so reverentially among fire fighters. Depending on the location of the firehouse, of course special problems can present themselves. For instance a firehouse in Florida has no need for flooring that will withstand de-icing, however it behooves that particular firehouse to take care of overheated tires.

Keeping in mind the looks and appearance factors of a firehouse, it is also important to take into account such problems and solutions for let’s say slip and fall resistance, after all they would come into the station all wet with water running off not only the engines but their equipment as well. Their heavy equipment might also call for their flooring to be impact resistant too.

Though nowhere near as important as being impact resistant as well as slip resistant, the need for firehouse flooring being pinhole free, seamless and non-porous pales when it comes to being beautiful and also attractive as well as fitting into some sort of highly decorative flooring that appeals to many. Thus flooring known as Silikal is the one that fits into that question of what kind of flooring one should utilize when looking into the myriad of flooring available for firehouse flooring.

 

EMS Station Flooring

Flooring In Emergency Medical Service Stations

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Today any modern Emergency Medical Service station is going to have to closely relate to the healthcare industry as well as to the safety of the various personnel who of course must work as well as live in those particular facilities. Thus in essence such an EMS station will have residential needs as well as specific needs that pertain especially for the “industry” that is conducted there.

As for the residential needs of course such flooring will have to be easy to maintain and keep as clean as possible. That means that some over and above means of cleanliness are usually called for, as the occupants may necessarily be called in to work at a moment’s notice. Safety stripes are often painted on the floors to delineate areas that are either dangerous or could offer a potential for danger. For instance areas around the fire trucks are often marked to prevent someone from being in the way of the fast moving vehicle.

Because EMS stations must deal with people who may be in a hurry, frequently special conditions may apply. This is why all interior flooring will need to be chosen in order to minimize the possible likelihood of any slips and falls. In addition such floors need to be easily cleaned, as well as durable. This is why the choice of flooring material will always be in the heavy-duty grades. Today with the available treatment of the high-gloss flooring to render it non slip, even a high gloss floor is possible.

With regard to newer flooring options for the EMS station flooring, today aggregate is frequently introduced to render the floor totally slip proof. Antibacterial flooring is also a strong consideration for such locations. Lower priced flooring unfortunately cannot measure up to higher quality flooring such as Silikal for EMS station flooring.

First of all Silikal is professionally laid with infinite care by licensed and bonded floor technicians. In addition Silikal flooring installers are certified trained. This means to the EMS station designer that exactly what is needed for their particular needs in flooring will be done correctly and without undue waste of time.

The flooring designers that Silikal utilizes are knowledgeable as to the distinctive needs that an EMS station floor requires. Development and implementation of the proper EMS station flooring is made simple by those who are experienced in flooring as Silikal is.

With Silikal, due to its non-porous nature there is never any water, dirt, or bacteria that can rest on the flooring surface, thus it can never attach itself to the floor or go underneath the flooring. This is partly the reason why Silikal flooring is so easy to clean, which is very important to an EMS station. The anti-slip Silikal flooring surfaces actually reduce or even prevent slips, falls or any flooring slip related incidents.

Once laid, a Silikal EMS station floor will never need to be laid again, nor even be brought up to date for any reason. Silikal is renowned to be a lifetime floor due to the fact that it will outlast the property it is installed in!

 

Healthcare Design Flooring

Flooring Designed For The Healthcare Industry

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Examination has shown that healthcare environmental design can play a substantial role in patient wellness as well as healing. Granting that patient wellness and their well-being is an uppermost priority, when seeking healthcare design flooring, there are many state-of-the-art flooring options which should be addressed. Beyond function, there is accessibility and safety to keep in mind. Throughout the process, those in charge must discern the fact that flooring will positively affect the healthcare environment and of course those who are surrounded by the environment, namely the staff as well as the patients.

As we are all aware demand for healthcare has continued to grow, and this also means that the demand for healthcare institutions has also grown by leaps and bounds. The environments that these institutions need are substantially different from say a restaurant or an office building. There are times when a brand new facility is going up, and thus needs to utilize LEEDS quality building materials, and at other times an existing facility may simply be adding a new medical office, or a brand new operating room, but no matter the stage of growth being experienced by any facility, healthcare design flooring is a total necessity.

At any of the above stages consideration must be given to such things as stain resistance, and even ease of ambulation for the patients. The heads of the healthcare facility in question will be greatly interested in lowermost life cycle costs while the medical side will care mostly about cleanliness and the chance of contamination and also the seamlessness of the flooring utilized.

Meanwhile the office staff may be even more concerned about electrical conductivity of the flooring. The IT staff will undoubtedly be most interested in the electrical resistivity that a certain flooring will exhibit for they may well insist on flooring that dissipates static electricity so as not to harm their computers.

From Silikal quartz flooring to the typical heavy commercial applications, Silikal will be the perfect solution for those involved in healthcare design flooring. It can be rendered as slip proof as needed, and it can be made to satisfy the most demanding of interior decorators. Parts of the flooring may be marked with built in colored arrows to direct the public, or it can delineate certain areas where the public is asked to remain out of.

Above all Silikal never will allow any seepage of water where it does not belong and will totally prevent bacteria from growing under the floor, thus aiding and abetting bacterial control. Silikal fully understands hygiene cleanliness and in fact that is why Silikal is so often utilized in all manner of healthcare facilities. After all Silikal delivers a surgical standard that most flooring companies cannot. The non-porous integrity of Silikal will never disappoint. To this day Silikal delivers the superlative value and the maximum standard of hygiene as known in the entire flooring industry. Silikal is not a do it yourself project, it takes the high knowledge of Silikal engineers to do it right the first and last time.

 

Bar Flooring

Flooring For Any Type Of Bar

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A bar is actually a very special location, for when people go there they are intent on having fun, and wish to forget all that is bothering them throughout the day. However there are many different kinds of bars, thus there are different types of bar flooring.

Let’s say that perhaps you own a very posh bar in a fashionable and upscale part of town. In that case you might need flooring that emphasizes the classy atmosphere of the area, meaning nothing too loud or garish. With the toned down music and perhaps a few swaying couples holding each other romantically, the flooring also needs to reflect romanticism. Everything needs to be as laid back as possible of course. Quality drinks and that kind of high-class atmosphere utilized in such a bar will drive the right kind of customers in.

This is the kind of bar that simply calls out for perhaps a dark-colored Silikal floor that shines with the warmth that only Silikal can bring to a bar floor. The surface will have to be well protected against spilled drinks and the punishment that spike heels can give. Waterproof, slip resistant, and impact resistant flooring is crucial. Now for a truly brilliant idea, the flooring which has received a reactive resin covering can be carried out onto the bar itself. Thus the bar would also receive the fabulous protection that the floor has. That means that it would be impervious to spilled drinks and other accidents and such.

Now on the other hand if you are in the midst of a truly hot area which specializes in late night drinking as well as some rather frenetic dancing, the entire atmosphere inclusive of the floor needs to also be hot and unforgettable. On the other hand you may wish to go retro-bold with bold patterning all over the floor! It is surprising what an oversized graphic pattern will do to what may have been an ordinary boring floor as bar flooring. Then too it is amazing what various lighting configurations can do to brighten up the atmosphere.

No matter which type of flooring you decide is best to reflect the ambiance of your bar, you will need to have a product that you can rely upon to be easy to keep clean, seamless, as well as flooring that will never be harmed by dancing patrons who may be wearing spike heels. You will appreciate the best bar flooring available which is Silikal.

One important factor with regard to Silikal is that it is actually lifetime flooring. This means that it will last a lifetime, begging the question as to whose lifetime? Actually perhaps it is more precise to say that it will outlast the structure it has been installed within. One imagines a building being torn down and all that remains is a shiny new looking floor.