Rubber Flooring In Your Home And The Options Available

Rubber flooring is an exciting alternative to vinyl or laminate flooring with a wide

variety of colours and patterns available to suit nearly all tastes and requirements. The hard wearing nature of rubber flooring lends itself perfectly for home gyms or other rooms that see a lot of foot traffic. Rubber flooring has been used in all different kinds of commercial environments such as airports, gyms, cinemas etc. so you can be sure that your rubber floors will look and feel great years after it has been fitted.

Children's play areas are an obvious choice to fit your rubber floor tiles or sheet flooring and can help bring a playroom alive with bright colours and the super textured effects available. Kitchens are another perfect location to fit a rubber floor. The natural busy footfall inherent in any modern kitchen means a hard wearing and easy to keep clean surface is always welcomed. From muted or pastel colours to retro reds and blues the hardest choice is choosing the perfect colour to either use the floor as a focal point or let it melt into the rest of the decor subtly without drawing attention to itself.

You are usually offered rubber flooring in two different types, tiles and sheet. Sheet is similar to the rolls of carpet you would expect to see in any carpet store and can be fitted in a very similar way. However you may decide to opt for the tiles which have the added benefit of less wastage (depending upon the shape of the floor) and maybe easier for you to transport and fit yourself. With rubber floor tiles you will usually notice more edges however this can be a benefit and add to the effect of the floor and can be hidden depending on the pattern you have chosen. You can also mix-up the tiles to create all different types of patterns and visual effects for the floor, black and white tiles work exceptionally well in bathrooms where colour rubber floor tiles can be mixed to your children's delight.

Rubber flooring is made from a rubber tree. There are many advantages to having rubber flooring oppose to other types of flooring such as it is easy to install and maintain. It is anti static opposed to carpet and it can insulate sound and vibration. Rubber flooring is a hard wearing material to have for a flooring and so it is a popular choice for working environments, it is resistant against fading as well.

Rubber Flooring Tiles

There is a whole host of options when it comes to rubber flooring such as with tile flooring you have the option of slate effect tile, solid smooth, and round stud tile. With each option you also have a choice of colour to suit the theme of your home or work place for example with the slate effect tile you have the colour choice of light grey, slate grey, and dark grey. With the round stud tile rubber flooring there is a massive range of colours to choose from including orange, blue, shell, black, tan, acorn, mango and many more.

Rubber Flooring Sheets

As well as tile rubber flooring there is also the option of sheets. Solid smooth sheets are different to that of tiles as they are large sheets that cover the floor in one rather than laying lots of smaller tiles. Sheet rubber flooring is easy to clean and is very hardwearing. Due to the smooth look of the flooring it can make the room look very modern and contemporary.

The flooring is laid with adhesive especially made for acrylic. Using a trowel the glue is applied to the flooring tile, or sheet, and the rubber is glued to the floor. Rubber flooring is known for its ease of being laid. Special cleaning products can be purchased for cleaning the floor. Due to the rubber the floor is very easy to clean and so is very hygienic.

by: Lucie Cotton

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