One of the most essential components of an office fit-out is the flooring.
Your employees will be spending the work day traversing these floors, and it’s critical that they are durable, stylish, and easy to maintain. It’s likely that your office has an existing aesthetic, or if you’re beginning a new office fit-out, you’ll probably be working with an office design company.
Selecting the best floor finishes for your office comes down to a number of factors, such as what the area in question will be used for, how the colours and style fit into your existing design, associated cost, and durability.
Below, we’ll take a look at some common floor finishes and where they truly shine.
Carpet tiles
If you enter any office building in Sydney, you’ll probably find carpet tiles. This has become one of the most common and popular options for floor finishes in office fit-outs, for a number of reasons.
Carpet tiles come in many different colours and styles, and are extremely affordable. What’s more, they are durable and very easy to repair. For instance, if one or two tiles are torn, you can simply replace them, without having to move the other tiles. On the other hand, broadloom carpet is much more difficult to repair.
We usually see carpet tiles in the main working area of an office, along with walkways, breakout rooms, meeting rooms, and more. For an affordable, durable, and dynamic flooring solution, you can’t go past carpet tiles.
Carpet tiles are also great for the environment because they are highly recyclable.
Perfect for:
- Your main workspace
- Meeting rooms
- Breakout rooms
- Other workspaces
- Corridors and walkways.
Broadloom carpet
Broadloom carpet is a classic floor covering in offices across Sydney. While broadloom has given way to carpet tiles in recent years, it is still a popular choice for offices that opt for a more traditional design and fit-out.
The benefits of broadloom include affordability, as well as ease of installation. This kind of carpet can be quickly rolled out to cover a large space, and it almost always looks great. However, as we mentioned earlier, repairing broadloom poses some problems.
If one section of your carpet is badly stained or torn, you won’t be able to simply replace that section of carpet. You can cut out a square and insert a fresh square of carpet, but it will be visible to everyone. Therefore, repairs often require a whole roll of carpet to be laid.
Perfect for:
- Your main workspace
- Walkways
- Quiet areas and breakout rooms.
Vinyl sheeting
Vinyl sheeting, like broadloom carpet, is an effective floor finish for large areas and is easy and fast to lay. This finish is also very affordable and can mimic a range of other floor coverings such as tiling, timber and natural stone.
There are plenty of other benefits to selecting vinyl sheets for your office. Vinyl is entirely water resistant, which makes it a great option for wet areas, including bathrooms and kitchens. What’s more, it’s comfortable under foot, extremely easy to clean and lasts up to twenty years.
Perfect for:
- Bathrooms
- Kitchens
- Storage areas
- Corridors and walkways.
Laminate
Laminate flooring is popular in homes around the country, but it’s also a viable option for your Sydney office fit-out. This is a durable option that is very affordable, water resistant and can fit a wide range of design styles. Laminate is also resistant to fading, thanks to UV resistant technology in the outer layer.
Laminate is printed, which means like vinyl, it can mimic a range of other floor finishes. This includes timber, tiling, natural stone, concrete and much more.
Perfect for:
- Kitchens
- Breakout areas
- Corridors and walkways.
Natural hardwood flooring
Natural hardwood flooring is a timeless classic, sure to impress employees and clients alike. However, with this style comes a hefty price tag, which is why it’s less commonly seen than other floor finishes.
While hardwood flooring is easy to clean, it is a natural material, and is porous. This means timber is susceptible to absorbing moisture and warping as a result. Waterproofing can be applied, but this can impace the aesthetic.
Perfect for:
- Smaller offices
- Foyers and lobbies.
Floating floors
Floating flooring is an eco-friendly option for your office flooring, and it looks fantastic. This type of flooring is made up timber, such as bamboo. It sits on top of existing hardwood, concrete or another covering that may have been in place previously.
This type of flooring is affordable and looks excellent in a variety of settings. What’s more, it’s a highly recyclable option, meaning that by installing floating floors in your office, you’ll be having a positive impact on the environment.
At Niche Projects, we can work with you to find the best kind of floating floor for your office design, maximising utility and style
Perfect for:
- Walkways and corridors
- Kitchens
- Dining areas.
Tiling
Tiling is a very stylish and tasteful floor finish. What’s more, tiling is extremely durable and comes in a wide range of colours, styles, and shapes. Good quality tiling will last decades with appropriate treatment, cleaning, and maintenance… which makes it a wonderful choice.
We usually see tiling in bathrooms, kitchens, laundries, and other wet areas… but tiling is an excellent option for lobbies, foyers, lift areas, corridors, and more. Some organisations opt for tiling in their main work area, because it aligns with the aesthetic of the larger business.
Perfect for:
- Bathrooms
- Kitchens
- Other wet areas
- Walkways
- Lobby and foyer.
Get in touch with a Sydney office fit-out company today
A quality Sydney office fit-out takes a sizeable amount of experience, design nous and expertise. At Niche Projects, we have all three in spades, having delivered exceptional fit-outs to businesses all across Sydney.
We’ll sit down with you, go through the options for your flooring finishes and help you choose the best material and application for your workplace. To choose the best floor finishes for your Sydney office, get in touch with Niche Projects today.