Flooring Materials

There are many choices of flooring available, from polished concrete and resin floor screeds to tiles and slabs of stone, terracotta and ceramic and timber strip or parquet. Then there are the flexible floor coverings which include cork, leather, linoleum, rubber, vinyl and carpet. There may be a choice of finish offered for certain flooring – either polished, Matt, non-slip or textured.

Many types of flooring are represented at the Building Centre and you can download information on subjects such as access floors, entrance matting and flooring accessories such as adhesives and grouts from this website.

The Building Centre has several Information Sheets giving details of manufacturers and suppliers of specific types of flooring:

IS17 Cork Floors, IS17a Bamboo Floors, IS23 Concrete Interior Products, IS37 Wall & Floor Tiles – Porcelain - Order Now

Flooring News

Timber flooring materials 'to be included' in EU due diligence legislation

Published: 27/07/2010 17:05:49

" New European legislation to reduce illegal logging in timber production will include

Flooring materials are confirmed as part of the EU's incoming due diligence legislation for timber

Timber flooring materials 'offer classic style'

Published: 20/07/2010 09:52:11

" Wooden flooring materials can combine the feel and style of the natural... "

New flooring materials required as Brits makeover garage

Published: 26/05/2010 16:43:24

" Cars across the country are set to lose their homes, as 1.1 million garages undergo a makeover to transform their original purpose.

According... "

Green Party proposals could ensure flooring materials are legal

Published: 10/05/2010 10:34:52

" Proposals put forward by the Green Party could help to reduce the risk of fl... "

Freedom of flooring materials 'thanks to fire'

Published: 07/05/2010 16:31:02

" While fire may be the worst nightmare of many homeowners, one developer has revealed that a property that had been gutted by a blaze allowed him to us... "