shaw resilient flooring

8 factors of performance

1. Topcoat- protect the flooring against scratches, stains, and scuffing

2. Gloss - impacts perception of scratches (higher the gloss, show more scratches)

3. Emboss- applied to the surface of the flooring product

4. Wear layer- protective layer above the print film that can come in different thicknesses

5. Print film- is the layer the visual is printed on, through rotogravure or digital

6. Color- hide scratches but show more soil, dark colors hide scuffing but show scratches, usage of the space

7. Core construction - give the platform more thickness, add height, provides dimensional stability

8. Installation and maintenance - check before install

Installation, keys, drawings

Before product

• checking the slab for moisture conditions can prevent lifting of planks and adhesive failure

• Uneven subfloor can telegraph through some product

• Sephora really needs to be completlymlevel

• Installing on top of old products can also cause imperfections to show through the new resilient products

Before installation

• proper transition or minimizing transition can affect the user experience, and can minimize the risk of trip and fall

Keys

• include any installation, diagrams, or key for subtracter to install is complicated

• Ensure the design is installed, how it is supposed to be

• More efficient

Factors to consider on a project

• scope

• Budget

• Usage

• Aesthetic

• Timeline

• Sustainability

• Maintenance - how often will product be cleaned, what’s the clients current space?, our employees eating or drinking in the space, important to manage the clients expectations

Important to the end user

Same answer for the other slide

Benefits of resilient flooring

Durable

Cost effective

Easy to maintain and install

Aesthetic

LVT

Luxury vinyl tile

Top 8 layers

rigid core

Types

• Spec/xrc (solid polymer composite)

• Mineral core (mineral composition)

Benefits

• helps uneven, subfloors, and telegraphing

• Performs with high static and rolling loads when glued down

• Water resistant from top to down

• Does not have to acclimate

Woven resilience

• performance of an LVT, with a visual of a textile

• Performs in environments with heavy static and heavy, rolling loads

• Some manufacturers add a topcoat to seal the woven and keep dirt out

• Direct glue insulation

Bio-based

• cost more than traditional LVT

• Cannot be polished

• Manufactured wood rapidly, renewable products, such as canola, castor, and rapeseed oils

• Available in sheet or plank

• Heterogeneous construction

Sheet goods

Homogenous

• uniformed structure- through body

• 6’7” wide

• 95% is heat welded

• Can be cover to create barrier against moisture and fluids

• Most durable type of resilient for punctures in cuts

Heterogeneous

• made up layer

• Can be covered

• Lots of options

• Heated welding

Welding chemical

• also called cold welding

• Uses a solvent to merge two pieces of resilient sheet goods together

• Does not create as much as a full seal as

Heat welding

• continuous flooring surface is created by a mechanical bond in the seam

• Uses he in bed rods made of the same material as a sheet to bond to seams

• Welded floors are the most aspect in the only impervious floors

Flash cove

• she good is extend it to go up the bottom of the wall

• Create a more sternal environment, perfect for spaces where clean this is critical

Other resilient flooring: VCT, Linoleum, Rubber flooring

VCT (vinyl composite tile)

• limited visual + product sizes

• Maintenance intensive

• Homogeneous product with a true true pattern

• PVC chips, limestone, and other fillers

Linoleum

• PVC free

• Limited visuals

• Sensitive to UV exposure

• Poor stain resistance

• Cleaning choices are limited

Rubber

• PVC free

• Durable and has good slippers resistance

• Limited visual

• Made from synthetic rubber (not a renewable material)

• Subject to fading and colorfast issues