Get Raised Access Flooring For The Ultimate In Cable Storage
If, like many other home or business owners, you are planning to renovate your home or office, you’ve probably already realized that introducing new furniture or repainting, aren’t projects that’ll put a dent in your pocket. Installing a new floor, however, might. But it is important to remember that putting in a new floor isn’t just a home makeover, but also a good investment. This is especially true when it comes to raised access flooring. So, wouldn’t it make good sense to get the best value for your money?
The first step is to decide on the type of flooring that’s right for your home or office. Raised flooring, raised access flooring and raised computer floors, enable you to store all your electrical wiring under the floor! With materials like laminate, hardwood and vinyl, it may be a good idea to look at a variety of samples before you make your decision. You should also visit a supplier’s showroom where you can see the flooring as it would look in your home / office and get a feel for them. Fargo flooring have stock a wide variety of flooring material and it would be wise to swing by one of their showrooms to have a look.
Examples of different raised flooring:
Aluminum: Specialty access flooring for MRI and clean rooms.
Steel: Welded steel panel - available with or without cementius fill.
Woodcore: the most widely used flooring for computer rooms -High density particle board enclosed panel with galvanized steel
Panels: Available in carpet, high-pressure laminate, tile and conductive vinyl composition.
Series 10: A free standing pedestal system frequently used in small computer rooms and standard offices, where loading on the raised floor is light.
Concrete: The most durable in access flooring – with the combined strength of compressed concrete and steel, it is available in heavy duty or standard. It is used in light industrial, computer rooms and offices.
Vinyl flooring today is nothing like the linoleum from your grandmother's day. With the same durability and easy-to-clean quality, there are now loads of different textures and styles that make today’s vinyl flooring a key feature in many homes and offices. Solid, hardwood flooring, being the classic that it is, is a choice that will never go out of fashion. Whether it’s light, wide-plank pine floors that you like or a deep mahogany hue, floors such as these are timeless in their character and warmth. Don't forget to consider heated flooring if you live in one of the colder areas of the country.
Raised access flooring provides versatile flooring solutions for your home or office. You can now easily install and maintain all your electrical, communication and mechanical cabling.
Features to look out for include:
Fire Rating
All products need to be tested according to world wide standards in order to meet full fire safety requirements.
Safety
The access floor system is put to the test by placing a static concentrated load at its weakest point until failure. In order to achieve a minimum safety factor of 3, the load at point of failure should ideally be 3 times the expected strength.
Stability
One of the most important criteria in a raised access floor system is stability. Measured by its ability to support certain loads, the strength of every system is measured by how well it can support a projected static, concentrated load over a certain amount of space, without its surface deflecting more than it should.
Dynamic Loading
Besides its ability to support the projected static loads, the access floor system’s performance is also classified by how well it can withstand certain degrees of pressure; the impact of falling objects and heavy objects being rolled across the floor.
Durability
A floor system’s steel components are internally treated with a customized phosphate coating and an epoxy powder coating that is applied electro-statically. This coating is then baked in order to fuse the powder to the steel surface, resulting in an extremely durable finish.
Raised access flooring is fast becoming the number one trend in flooring solutions. Remember to do some research before purchase a flooring system. It is important that you familiarise yourself with a flooring system before you install it. Neglecting to do so could see you lose a lot of money.
