Floor coverings for offices: choosing in the materials library, installing without surprises
The right floor for every zone, chosen from a sample
The floor is the most heavily used finish in an office: foot traffic, castors, maintenance, acoustics. In every Kytom office, the materials library brings together the main families of commercial floor coverings, classified by use, so you can compare them flat, under the light, and settle on the right product zone by zone.
Four families, one use for each
An office floor is chosen first by zone: reception, circulation areas, open space, meeting rooms, coffee areas, washrooms. Each zone has its own traffic, maintenance and acoustic requirement. The materials library presents the families side by side so you can compare flat what, in a catalogue, looks alike.
Carpet tiles
The reference for open space and meeting rooms: it cushions footsteps and castors, and a stained or worn tile can be replaced on its own, without a general removal. Pile densities and underlays vary according to traffic intensity.
LVT and resilient flooring
Vinyl planks and tiles with a wood or stone finish, for circulation areas and hybrid spaces where you want a floor that is easy to live with. In an acoustic version for open-plan areas; in welded sheet form for wet zones, kitchenettes and washrooms, where watertightness is paramount.
Wood flooring
The signature material for representative zones: reception, management, boardroom. It requires regular maintenance and is reserved for spaces where traffic remains moderate.
Technical floors and resins
For technical rooms, archives and areas subject to heavy rolling loads, where resistance comes before comfort.
What we look at before aesthetics
A colour is chosen in a few minutes; a floor is endured for years. Every selected reference is put through the criteria that make the difference in use.
- Use classification. The level of resistance required by zone, from the individual office to the reception hall, serves as a filter before any consideration of appearance.
- Acoustics. Impact noise, the rolling of chairs, reverberation of the floor: the flooring is the first lever of sound comfort in an open space.
- Fire behaviour and emissions. The classifications required by the nature of the establishment are checked on the technical data sheet of each reference.
- Substrate and installation. Raised access floor, levelling compound, glued or loose-lay installation: the floor must suit what lies beneath it.
- Maintenance and replacement. The cleaning protocol and the possibility of restocking within the same range weigh on the actual service life.
How the choice happens in the office
- Zone mapping. We divide your floor plates by use and set, for each, the expected level of stress.
- Pre-selection in the materials library. A few references per zone, compatible with one another and available from the manufacturer.
- Overall board. The floor is judged with the walls, ceilings, textiles and wood: the harmony is composed on the table, during the session.
- Sample laid on site. For large surfaces, a full-scale trial in your light before ordering.
- Specification and order. The finalised references go as they are into the works specification: what you validated is what will be installed.
Frequently asked questions
Carpet or LVT for an open space?
Both stand up to the use of an open space. Carpet tiles offer the best acoustic comfort and can be replaced tile by tile; LVT, in an acoustic version, gives a wood or stone finish that is easier to maintain. The choice is made on a board, with the other finishes, and on a sample laid in your light.
Which floor for a raised access floor?
A tile covering, carpet or click-in LVT, which respects access to the hatches and does not create any difference in flexibility at the panel joints. We check compatibility with the substrate before any validation.
Can several floors be mixed on the same floor plate?
Yes, it is even the good practice: one covering per use zone, chosen within the same family of colours to keep a coherent whole. The materials library makes it possible to compose these combinations in a single session.
