Synthetic rubber flooring is not cheap, but is very hard
wearing. It was originally developed for commercial purposes
as a durable floor covering, but is now available for domestic
use. Warm to stand on.
Comfortable and quiet to walk over, rubber flooring is
available in a variety of coloured and shaped tiles or room
lengths. The tiles are not usually sealed, but some have
a protective layer of wax. This layer should be removed
with white spirit.
It is a resilient surface covering, easy to cut and suitable
for areas where complicated cuts have to be made.
Once you have decided on the tile, note its length and
width and measure the room carefully. Measure its length
and divide it by the length of one tile. Round up the number
of tiles to the next whole number. Now measure the width
of the room and divide that by the width of the tile, round
up the number of tiles to the nearest whole number. Multiply
the two whole numbers together. This will give the number
of tiles required to tile the room.
Try our Floor Tile Calculator
page to give you a rough guide to the number required.
It is always wise to buy a few extra tiles to keep as
spares in case of accidental damage in the future.
