All Flooring articles – Page 6
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FeaturesWhite flooring
A former luggage shop in St Peter Port, Guernsey, has been transformed into a dazzling white, minimalist hairdressing salon with the help of Flowcrete.
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FeaturesRubber flooring
Artigo has launched its latest rubber floor covering collection, designed in conjunction with architect Sottsass Associati.
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Hard wearing flooring
Addagrip is launching Deco, a decorative floor finish aimed at schools, offices and retail outlets. The company says the floor, made of a mix of coloured quartz, is seamless and hardwearing.
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Light steel frame flooring
Light Steel Frame Solutions has developed Strucmet, an engineering system that includes lightweight steel infill panels for internal and external walls, steel floor joists, structural lattice systems, factory-fitted pods and cladding systems.
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Safety flooring
Safetred Dimension Wood PU is the latest development in safety flooring from Tarkett.
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Acoustic plasterboard
Acoustic insulation company Hodgson & Hodgson has launched an acoustic floorboard called Reduc Micro 21 for use on timber floors.
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Block pavers
Hard landscaping company Marshalls has added a new size to its Priora range of permeable concrete block pavers.
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Carpet tiles
Carpet tile maker InterfaceFLOR has expanded its range of modular flooring systems with six portfolios: NatureWorks, FlatWorks, TextureWorks, PatternWorks, CreativeWorks and OriginalWorks.
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FeaturesWhat it costs: Textile floor coverings
The whole-life costs of textile floor coverings can be distinctly pricey for commercial and domestic buildings. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans reviews the options
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NewsSmoking deck
Timber importer John Brash has launched a decking that it says is more slip-resistant than conventional decking.
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Hospital flooring
Tarkett Marley Floors has provided a selection of floor coverings for a new university hospital in Coventry.
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NewsVinyle flooring range
Polyflor's Camaro StudioFlor collection of vinyl floor products has been chosen for houses and flats at a converted woollen mill in Keighley, Bradford.
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Hockey surface
Sports surface manufacturer TigerTurf has developed TigerTurf WETT, an artificial hockey-playing surface that requires no water in its upkeep but which the company claims retains a soft, wet feel.
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NewsLightweight timber patio
Icopal has launched a lightweight timber decking tile called Roofgard TerraDek. This is made from pine and designed for easy installation on the Roofgard paving support system, the decking is pressure-treated, which the company says gives ultraviolet-resistance for 10 years.
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FeaturesWhat it costs: ceramic tiles
Ceramic tiles have come a long way since ancient Egypt. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans considers the options
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FeaturesDry stone flooring
Stanhope was sick of waiting around for screed to dry, so it asked some suppliers to work out a way of doing without it. Thomas Lane kicks off a flooring special by explaining how they did just that.
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What to remember: Floor screed
Don’t want to lay your fancy finish on that bumpy, lumpy sub-floor? You need a decent screed – but there’s more to applying one than mixing cement and sand, says Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg
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FeaturesWhole-life costs: Basements
In this quarter’s comparison of whole-life costs, David Weight of Currie & Brown digs deep into the financial pros and cons of adding a basement or half-basement to your building
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FeaturesWhat to remember: £60,000 homes
A new government report has examined the lessons learned so far from the £60,000 housing competition. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg considers the implications for specifiers
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FeaturesWhat to remember: facades
Facades have got so intelligent these days, they can control your building’s airflow, heat transfer, lighting and acoustics. Barbour and Scott Brownrigg explore the options for specifiers