Commercial Flooring Report: Vol. 36, № 1 (How Much Curl is Acceptable in Modular Carpet?)

Commercial Flooring Report


 Volume: 36 |  Issue: 1 |  Download

Essentially every manufacturer that participates in the commercial carpet market has at least one modular carpet — also known as carpet tile – product in their offering. Each of these manufacturers has discovered (sometimes painfully) that modular carpet — if it is to be successful – is not simply broadloom carpet cut into pieces but rather must be engineered literally from the floor up to be a modular product.

Commercial Flooring Report: Vol. 35, № 1 (Cracking in Concrete)

Commercial Flooring Report


 Volume: 35 |  Issue: 1 |  Download

Not to belabor the point but there's more information I want to share with you regarding substrate issues particularly the condition of concrete and especially cracking. Cracking in concrete is inevitable. It's been said that with every truck load of concrete four cracks arrive with it. Unless there is control joints that allow for concrete slab movement the cracks will occur in a random fashion.

Contemporary Stone & Tile Design: Vol. 17, № 1 (Winter 2011)

Contemporary Stone & Tile Design


 Volume: 17 |  Issue: 1 |  Download

On The Cover
Custom tile brings dimension and whimsy to the interior of D'Espresso, an espresso bar located in New York City. Inspired by the neighboring Bryant Public Library, the imagery is created by a pattern of 18 different 16- x 16-inch tiles that repeat 36 times across the surface. The custom tiles run along the floor, up the 15-foot wall and across the ceiling. This project is one of several featured in a focus on Interiors in this issue of Contemporary Stone & Tile Design. Design by nemaworkshop, New York, NY. Tile manufactured by Imagine Tile, New York, NY. Story begins on page 28

Commercial Flooring Report: Vol. 34, № 1 (The Use of Solvent to Remove Old Flooring Adhesive)

Commercial Flooring Report


 Volume: 34 |  Issue: 1 |  Download

We've had several calls and emails over the last two months regarding the use of solvents to remove old adhesive, particularly the black asphaltic cut back type, used for old vinyl asbestos tiles. These tiles are present in many older buildings, many of them schools. When asbestos abatement initiatives are undertaken in these buildings, one of the materials removed and abated are the vinyl asbestos tiles and the cut back adhesive used to install them.

Commercial Flooring Report: Vol. 33, № 1 (Color Issues)

Commercial Flooring Report


 Volume: 33 |  Issue: 1 |  Download

Color is arguably the most important part of a carpet. It certainly is the most important factor a designer looks at when trying to assemble the interior furnishings of a commercial space. It's also the first part of the carpet anyone sees when entering a space reflecting the first impression. So when something's wrong that affects the color it will generate an immediate response.