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    Lab Flooring: For Design Needs

    Lab Flooring No matter what your lab specializes in, creating a controlled environment is important, and often critical to the success and well-being of your facility. Choosing the correct material such as flooring is just as crucial. No matter if you’re renovating or starting from scratch, we know the ins…

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    Commercial Gym Flooring Options

    Gym Flooring Options: For All Those Different Gyms Out There Flooring is an essential part of any gym, yet selecting the right flooring material is no easy task. Here, we’ll walk you through which gym flooring options are best suited for your gym’s purpose — from school gyms to yoga…

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    Resin Flooring

    Resin Flooring: A Chemical Resistant Solution Protectant against staining, mold, mildew and foul odors, resin flooring has vastly become a popular flooring option amongst healthcare facilities, restaurants, commercial kitchens, veterinarian clinics and much more. What is resin flooring? Resin flooring is a combination of materials that, when mixed together, form…

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    Purchasing Commercial Carpets 101

    Selecting a carpet that matches your design vision, stands up to your facility environment and aligns with your budget is no small task. We’ve created this guide as a resource to help you make an informed carpet purchasing decision.

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    Restaurant Flooring Options

    Restaurant Flooring Options When selecting restaurant flooring, there is much to consider. From cleanliness and comfort to safety and durability—restaurants face many daily demands. Here, we examine some of the best restaurant flooring options available for each of the main areas within its facility. Waiting Area Restaurant waiting areas are…

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    Commercial Wool Carpet Pros and Cons

    Commercial Wool Carpet Pros and Cons Here at Spectra Contract Flooring, we understand that choosing the right flooring for your facility can be extremely challenging. That is why we want to give you as many options as possible when it comes to getting the most benefit out of your flooring…

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    Hotel Carpet: The 5 Traits

    Hotel Carpet: The 5 Traits When it comes to the hotel industry, first impressions go a long way with guests—and a good place to start for positive first impressions is with the flooring. For decades, hotels have generally relied on carpet for its flooring capacity due to pricing and the…

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    Save money on commercial flooring

    We’ve packed our unbiased recommendations straight from 400,000 projects into this brief, no-nonsense guide. Read it to arm yourself with valuable negotiation insights, source the right materials at the best prices and cut through product hype.

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    School Flooring Options

    School Flooring Options In addition to classroom learning, schools and campuses serve many functions, including sporting activities and wayfinding in hallways—each of which requires its own special flooring solution. Here, we will examine some of the best school flooring options and characteristics that will help meet the needs of major…

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    What are some best-value industrial flooring options?

    What are some best-value industrial flooring options? When examining flooring options for industrial spaces, choosing a best-value option can be an arduous assignment. There is an array of options, each with their own ideal attributes for industrial markets. Determining which attributes are better suited for your operation will yield a…

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    Emerging Flooring Technologies

    New processes that are changing commercial flooring As time marches on, new technologies, processes and techniques shape the way commercial flooring contractors operate. From lean construction and the prefabrication of materials to the increased demand for LVT and design involvement, things are changing to improve quality, reduce installation time and…

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    Quick-reference guide to vinyl flooring products

    Take the guesswork out of vinyl product selection. This guide cuts through the noise, offering you quick takeaways about the pros, cons, price and performance of LVT, VCT and vinyl sheet flooring.

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    Waterproof Laminate Flooring

    Waterproof Laminate Flooring Laminate flooring is a great option for any area within a facility. It provides unique versatility, trusted durability, and easy installation. However, just like the hardwood it mimics, laminates one drawback has always been its inability to stand up to moisture. That is, until now. Here, we…

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