The term industrial floor indicates the seamless concrete floors used in the industrial field; a traditional industrial concrete floor offers several features such as durability and resistance to abrasion, heavy traffic and heavy loads, but its aesthetic look is not alluring. When in the States the industrial style became popular so did the industrial effect floors, some decorative surfaces that create a visual reference to the real industrial floors. The main difference between industrial floors and industrial effect floors has to do with their application and technical features: in fact, industrial effect floors have a low thickness and can therefore cover any kind of surface without joints.
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Modern and decorative floors
Ideal Work® offers several solutions for decorative concrete floors, modern floors with a high performance, easy to maintain, impactful and greatly customizable. With Ideal Work®’s decorative floors it’s possible to embellish any kind of space and to customize it thanks to a great choice of effects and colours. Concrete, brick, stone, cloud or scratchy are just some of Ideal Work®’s decorative surfaces’ effects, able to perfectly match any indoor or outdoor area.
Ideal Work®’s industrial floors can be applied both indoor and outdoor, on both small and large surfaces and in any context, from commercial to residential areas. Ideal Work® offers different types of modern industrial floors, all different in the look, but all solid, long-lasting and wear-resistant. If you’re looking for an industrial floor with a strong character and a rough, scratchy look, Cloud-effect Architop® is perfect. Acid Stain floor, on the other hand, can embellish every space with an original and unique design for those who look for an eclectic style thanks to colour veins of different shades and shimmering metallic effects.
What is the minimum thickness of an industrial floor?
An industrial floor’s minumum thickness can vary: generally an industrial concrete floor is 5-10 mm thick. It consists of a reinforced concrete slab which is then refined through a surface treatment in order to obtain a definitive finish. It’s an uneven surface, so it requires the use of dilatation joints.
In case of Ideal Work®’s industrial floors, the designer has to estimate the thickness and the kind of concrete to use according to the weight loads the floor will have to withstand. Cloud-effect Architop® can be applied with just a 3-4 mm thickness, overcoming the traditional concrete’s limits of thickness and weight and yet guaranteeing a great performance of robustness and traffic-resistance.
How to clean the industrial floor
Ideal Work®’s industrial floors and in particular Cloud-effect Architop® and Acid Stain, are easy and quick to clean. Rubbing the surface with a wet cloth and a bit of a neutral floor detergent such as Ideal Work®’s PERFETTO! will do the job. It might turn out useful to periodically treat the floor with some self-polishing wax-based products to be diluted in water (like Ideal Care) or beeswax (like EASY WAX). Soap, acid, ammonium, chlorine or any other abrasive product-based detergents are not to be used. Only PH-neutral detergents are recommended.
Floor’s maintenance and renovation
Ideal Work®’s solutions are ideal for the renovation of industrial floors. Thanks to their seamless nature and their low thickness, they allow you to obtain a new industrial floor by being applied directly over the existing surface and thus providing several advantages in terms of costs and time.
Ideal Work®’s industrial concrete floors don’t require much maintenance. The main factor to consider is the traffic they have to withstand: the heavier the traffic is, the more frequent the cleaning for maintenance should be done. For low-traffic zones, after the first treatment for industrial floors, washing the floor once a week and applying a protection every 8-12 months will be enough. For high-traffic zones, the cleaning is recommended at least 4 times a week and the protective treatment every 3-6 months.
Ideal Work® provides all the means for keeping the floor unchanged over time.
And to guarantee the best technical performance Ideal Work® offers a number of treatments for industrial floors among which:
Ideal Work®’s industrial floors are designed to match any kind of context, from residential to commercial areas. Thanks to their seamless nature, they visually enlarge the space while also giving it a sober elegance. Able to harmonise with all kinds of materials such as recovered wood, marble, stones or particular textiles. They are wear- and abrasion-resistant, for a long-lasting beauty.
Ideal Work® offers three types of industrial floor:
– Cloud Effect Architop® is a blend of cement and other ingredients which, with an applied depth of just 3-4 mm, allows you to overcome the thickness and weight limits of traditional (smooth/sleek) concrete, whilst maintaining its beauty and robustness. This is possible yet still allows care and attention to detail, creating a high aesthetic value in a range of colour options. It is suitable for modern minimal houses, industrial style lofts, but also public, exhibition and commercial spaces. Thanks to its high resistance and adhesion, it is an ideal solution for the renovation of great industrial floors and for all the areas subjected to heavy traffic. It’s particularly indicated for outdoor industrial floors, but it guarantees an excellent resistance to chemical agents, weather conditions, frost and cracking.
– Acid Stained floor is created using particular acids from metallic salt compounds which penetrate into the concrete and react with the free lime, chemically changing the colour to produce unique and permanent variegated effects. Ideal Work® acid stains create variable, diverse or translucent effects that are very similar to the nuances of natural stone or the aged appearance of a weather worn coating. The result is unique for each surface and can not be duplicated with other dyeing materials. Concrete loses its banal appearance and takes on a rich and natural beauty. This solution is waterproof and weather resistant, perfect also for an outdoor use.
A decorative floor for a shopping center
An old building which formerly hosted a number of services such as a car wash, a tyre shop and a parking garage has been renovated and turned into a shopping centre. Ideal Work®’s Acid Stain industrial floor has been chosen to match the existing materials with the new design; thanks to its great aesthetic impact it highlights the structure’s peculiarity.
Chosen in different shades of colour, Acid Stain has been treated with the colour hardener Ideal Floor Pewter and protected with Ideal Hard to increase its resistance and to guarantee a dust-resistance for 10 years.
An industrial style private house
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A workshop floor is essential to any workspace. Workshops are the cornerstone of modern manufacturing. Most of the things we own were made in workshops, so it’s no surprise that companies invest so much into having efficient workshops. But, one thing that many business owners overlook is the importance of a quality industrial flooring. And it’s not just business owners. The DIY workshop-enthusiast often forgets that the quality of her workshop floor matters just as much as the quality of her tools and other accessories. At Rubber-Cal, we can say with confidence that—when it comes to floor mats—industrial matting made of rubber is your best option. A workshop floor is often made of harder materials, such as concrete. The problem with these types of floors, though, is that they often pose health hazards, damage equipment, and are themselves susceptible to damage. Rubber industrial flooring possesses qualities that combat these problems. In this article, we’ll start by outlining the benefits of rubber work floor mats. Then, we’ll dive in detail into each of these benefits, giving you a comprehensive understanding of rubber industrial flooring by answering the following questions:
When it comes to safety, an industrial rubber floor prevents many hazards from becoming actual injury. The most common example of a hazard on a workshop floor is when water spilled, and the floor becomes slippery. Workers often continue working in their workshops despite the slippery conditions. This can have devastating consequences. If a worker loses his footing and falls, you’re out of a worker, and you’re facing costly legal fees. Rubber workshop flooring significantly reduces the risk of accidental slipping and falling, and this benefit is just the first of many that we’ll discuss. Secondly, rubber workbench mats are well suited for specialized equipment flooring because they protect equipment from the potential damages incurred by rumbling against hard surfaces. This even applies to equipment like treadmills. Over time, unprotected contact between a treadmill and a hard floor will slowly damage the treadmill, noticeably shortening your equipment’s lifespan. The final benefit of an industrial rubber mat that we’ll discuss is that it protects your subflooring from damage. All-encompassing industrial rubber matting, when installed over a workshop’s surface, protects the subflooring from being damaged by falling heavy objects. Rubber acts as a barrier guarding its expensive subflooring underneath. As you can see, rubber work mats and other types of industrial rubber flooring can offer you many benefits. In detail, here are the three key advantages that we feel embody rubber’s usefulness:
Drainage Channels: We all know that animals can get messy at times. Luckily, the Horse Stall Mats accommodate that fact very well. The underside of each thick mat has drainage channels that allow for liquids to pass through them easily. This will prevent unwanted moisture from building up and causing a mess that could have easily been avoided.
Protects Surfaces: Each 4 x 6 rubber mat is very capable of providing an excellent barrier between the heavy weight of an animal and the base flooring of an area. The prolonged pressure of hooves can wear down floors. Each mat is thick and robust enough to absorb the shock and impact of the heavy trampling of hooves, preventing any abrasions to the surface below.
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A Higher Degree of Comfort: Ultimately, your horse should be comfortable in its stall. This heavy-duty flooring is meant to provide a soft cushion for a horse to relax on. The rubber material in the horse stall mat turns inhospitable floors comfy, quickly! When a horse has comfortable feet, it is able to run faster and longer with more efficiency.
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People define safety in different ways. When it comes to rubber floors, industrial safety can be seen in two ways. First, worker safety from slip-and-fall accidents is the most obvious. Because most hard floors become slippery when they are wet, preventative measures against slip-and-fall accidents are of utmost importance—especially in workspaces where excess moisture is commonplace. Many work environments—particularly workshop—often deal with liquid spills and leftover residue. So, when looking to enhance the safety of your workshop floor, rubber industrial mats—such as a diamond-plate mat or ribbed rubber matting—should be your primary consideration.
While preventing slip-and-fall accidents is a good way to view safety, another way of looking at the same issue is through a broader lens. Long-term discomfort can be damaging to the body, and hard floors are uncomfortable to stand on for long periods of time. On places like a workshop floor, workers often stand for their entire shifts, causing bodily fatigue that accumulates over time and wears them down. Thus, worker comfort has become an increasingly important aspect of a business’s concerns over the years. By now, we like to think of it as an essential aspect of working—regardless of whether it’s an office job or one that requires you to stand at a workstation all day. Industrial anti-fatigue floor mats are typically made of rubber, given that rubber’s shock-absorbing and elastic properties make it an ideal anti-fatiguing material. Thus, installing rubber work mats over your workshop floor and your workers more comfortable, which oftentimes leads to a more productive workforce. Conversely, without industrial anti-fatigue floor mats, you put the worker at a much higher risk for problems such as:
Rubber, according to Craig Freudenrich, PhD., “is a specific type of polymer called an elastomer: a large molecule that can be stretched to at least twice its original length and returned to its original shape.” This happens because of a phenomenon called entropy and an important law of physics called the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Now, this may sound confusing, but we won’t bore you with the minutia. Simply put, when rubber is left at rest, its atomic composition is in a state disorder (or entropy). When it is stretched, its composition is altered. But once the stretching force is removed, rubber will naturally return to its original form. Imagine a rubber band. When you stretch it, you force the atomic links to straighten and tense. But when you release the rubber band, it springs back into its original shape. Because industrial rubber matting is able to stretch under the weight of foot traffic, it’s far more supportive to the body than a hard floor like concrete is.
Pebble Top Finish: The vulcanized surface of these recycled floors comes with a pebble top finish. This quality helps the tile give your feet a good level of comfort and traction, especially if you are using these as a type of flooring for gym.
Easy to Transport: Sometimes, the circumstances in our lives dictate a change of location. If you happen to find yourself on the move to new territory, or if you just want something that is easy to carry around, then these 20” x 20” rubber flooring tiles are for you. Because of their smaller size and lighter weight, they are perfect for easy transportation. Add this to the fact that this is interlocking flooring, meaning that you will be spared from carrying around the additional adhesive materials that you would need for most other roll flooring.
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That flooring that is used in heavy-duty areas is rubber flooring. Rubber’s inherent qualities make it the ideal material for flooring in heavy-duty locations. Rubber’s elasticity, which makes it a great anti-fatiguing material, is the same reason for why rubber industrial flooring is an excellent surface for expensive and heavy-duty equipment. Because rubber naturally absorbs shock, industrial rubber tiles absorb the rumbling of heavy machinery, reducing the chance that the machine’s movements damage your subflooring or the machine itself. Think of industrial-sized washes and driers—with those giant drums spinning at ludicrous speeds. Machines like these shake when they operate, banging against any hard subflooring below. Over time, the structures within these machines can accumulate minute damage, thereby shortening their overall lifespans. In this vein, you should also consider the health of your subfloors. Constant abrasive contact between hard floors and heavy equipment can damage your flooring, too. Scratches, chips, and scratches happen regularly to floors like concrete. But, this isn’t an inevitability. Rubber equipment flooring will offer you anti-vibration qualities that protect your equipment and subfloors. Plus, everything will run quieter—which is always a good thing.
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The best flooring to put in a garage is rubber flooring. Rubber flooring is the best option for a garage’s floor because of rubber’s durability, affordability, and DIY-friendliness. Whether you’re using individual work mats or if you need a fully covered floor, a rubber industrial floor covering is available in many styles; all of which are easy to install yourself. Little technical knowledge is required to set up your new rubberized workshop floor. Because most rubber products—such as stud rubber flooring, rubber coin-flooring, and “diamond” floor pads—stay in place under their own weight, the business owner and the DIY enthusiast both avoid professional installation fees by using rubber industrial flooring.
The type of flooring that is best for a workshop is rubber flooring. Rubber workshop matting, such as a corrugated rubber sheet or a diamond-plate rubber sheet, are durable, shock-absorbent, slip-resistant, water-resistant, and anti-fatiguing. We hope that the above reasons have helped you make your next flooring decision. This choice can seem like a hard one to make. But with so many rubber industrial flooring products available, your options should have significantly narrowed. Rubber is the best material for covering your workshop’s hard floors. Rubber flooring products enhance safety, protect equipment, protect subflooring, and are DIY-friendly. All in one product, the advantages of rubber are largely unrivaled.
Easy to Install: Whether you have a temporary or permanent use for these mats, the installation process for this rolled rubber flooring is so easy that you will hardly break a sweat. For temporary uses, double-sided tape is the best option. For a permanent installation, a glue adhesive will be ideal. The rubber material works very well with various adhesives. The weight of the mat itself is enough to keep it flat on the surface.
Excellent Durability: The protective qualities of this rolled rubber flooring is hard to beat. These rubber flooring mats are designed with abrasive conditions in mind. As a result, they excel as outdoor flooring in applications such as a kennel mat or flooring for a gym. The constant wear and tear of high foot traffic pose no problem to these durable Green floor mats. The rubber material of the mat will even buffer against the weight of heavy equipment, which can wreak havoc on wood floors. Their lasting durability has made them the preferred choice for floor protection across the country. It is hard to beat this level of quality protection for this price.
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