The Truth About Air Quality and Flooring

A great tip when looking for flooring for a large commercial space, is to consider a material that will help improve air quality. A common misconception is that hard flooring is better for asthmatics, allergy sufferers, and for general air quality. Many believe this because they think hard flooring reduces the number of fibers floating around in the air, when in face, it increases them.

Carpeting and carpet tiles trap dust, pollen, and other allergens in their fibers as soon as the airborne particles settle, until they are safely removed with a filtered vacuum cleaner. While hard flooring leaves the particles free to be stirred up by someone walking by such as employees or customers.