Volume: 36 | Issue: 1 | Download
Essentially every manufacturer that participates in the commercial carpet market has at least one modular carpet — also known as carpet tile – product in their offering. Each of these manufacturers has discovered (sometimes painfully) that modular carpet — if it is to be successful – is not simply broadloom carpet cut into pieces but rather must be engineered literally from the floor up to be a modular product.
Volume: 6 | Issue: 4 | Download
Selecting the proper athletic flooring can be a very complicated process. Many factors must be weighed as all product choices and applications are considered. Flooring is the most expensive piece of equipment in this environment and proper product selection can have life time consequences.
Volume: 35 | Issue: 1 | Download
Not to belabor the point but there's more information I want to share with you regarding substrate issues particularly the condition of concrete and especially cracking. Cracking in concrete is inevitable. It's been said that with every truck load of concrete four cracks arrive with it. Unless there is control joints that allow for concrete slab movement the cracks will occur in a random fashion.
Volume: 13 | Issue: 3 | Download
On The Cover:
Pictured is Marazzi USA's Percorsi through body porcelain tile. The product features bold, textured surfaces and a unique chromatic earthen effect, and is offered in a wide range of rectified field and modular sizes as well as mosaics. Photo courtesy of Marazzi USA.
Volume: 13 | Issue: 2 | Download
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Pictured is Bliss Veranda, made with Beaulieu's SoftSense polyester filament fiber in 36 colors. Part of the HealthyTouch collection, the style features Silver Release technology, a lifetime "no exclusions" stain warranty, built- in Magic Fresh odor reducer, and 3M Scotchgard Protector. Photo courtesy Beaulieu.
Volume: 13 | Issue: 1 | Download
On The Cover:
Shown is Florida Tile's VitraArt Harmony glass tile in the Broadway color in a random size pattern. The entire line is offered in 12 colors and three sizes. Photo courtesy Florida Tile.
Volume: 34 | Issue: 1 | Download
We've had several calls and emails over the last two months regarding the use of solvents to remove old adhesive, particularly the black asphaltic cut back type, used for old vinyl asbestos tiles. These tiles are present in many older buildings, many of them schools. When asbestos abatement initiatives are undertaken in these buildings, one of the materials removed and abated are the vinyl asbestos tiles and the cut back adhesive used to install them.
Volume: 33 | Issue: 1 | Download
Color is arguably the most important part of a carpet. It certainly is the most important factor a designer looks at when trying to assemble the interior furnishings of a commercial space. It's also the first part of the carpet anyone sees when entering a space reflecting the first impression. So when something's wrong that affects the color it will generate an immediate response.
Volume: 12 | Issue: 12 | Download
On The Cover:
Shown is Mullican Flooring's Cumaru Natural, a 3/4" solid prefinished product in 3" wide planks in random lengths. Part of the Exotic Collection, Cumaru Natural comes in either square or microbevel edges with a 25-year finish warranty. Photo courtesy Mullican Flooring.
Volume: 12 | Issue: 11 | Download
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Pictured is Rustics Premium New England Long Plank laminate flooring from Armstrong. Featuring a hand-scraped oiled finish in a reclaimed hardwood look, the collection is offered in planks that are more than 7' long. Photo courtesy of Armstrong
Volume: 32 | Issue: 1 | Download
Each year approximately 5 billion pounds of old carpet is removed from residential and commercial buildings and sent to landfills across the United States. This disposal of carpet contributes to the loss of landfill space, as well as the loss of valuable natural resources for ours and future generations.
Volume: 12 | Issue: 10 | Download
On The Cover:
Shown is Shaw's Merrimac luxury vinyl plank in Gallery Oak color. Featuring a look of reclaimed wood with medium embossing, Merrimac is a 4" x 36" plank with a micro-beveled edge and a color pallete of six oak and hickory colors. Photo courtesy Shaw Industries.