Industries Served
Flooring for Government Buildings in New Orleans
We install and restore flooring for government buildings across New Orleans and the surrounding parishes, from city and parish offices to courthouses and public libraries. Every floor we propose has to meet accessibility rules and hold up to public traffic in a humid city that sits mostly below sea level.
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Which New Orleans public buildings do we floor?
This page is for facility managers and public works staff planning a refloor. It covers the buildings we work in, what a public floor has to meet, which materials fit which areas, and what New Orleans water and humidity add to the plan.
A government building holds very different rooms, so we plan the floor area by area.
City and parish offices
Desks, meeting rooms and records areas need a floor that's quiet to work on and easy to clean on a nightly schedule. Carpet tile and luxury vinyl both fit here.
Courthouses and public service counters
Lines of visitors wait at counters and security points all day, so these spots take the hardest wear in the building. Plan a hard surface your cleaning crew can mop between rushes.
Libraries and community centers
Book carts, folding tables and dragged chairs all cross these floors. Pick a surface that carts roll over easily and that copes with rooms being reset for events.
Restrooms, corridors and back offices
Restrooms need a floor that takes daily wet cleaning. Corridors need one that stays flat and firm under constant foot traffic.
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What does a public building floor have to meet?
A government floor is judged on access and safety first, then on how long it lasts and how easy it is to keep clean.
Accessibility
The 2010 ADA Standards require floor surfaces to be stable, firm and slip resistant, and they cap carpet pile at 1/2 inch. The ADA's advisory notes that carpet and fixed mats can sharply increase the force needed to push a wheelchair, which matters at service counters and in long corridors.
Safe walking surfaces for staff
OSHA's walking-working surfaces rule (1910.22) calls for floors to be inspected regularly and kept in a safe condition. Choose materials that let a damaged section be patched without redoing the whole room, so problems found on inspection get fixed fast.
Cleaning and long service
Ask for each floor's maintenance instructions before you choose it, and match them to the cleaning staff or contract you already have. If the routine a floor needs doesn't match what your staff can do, pick a different floor.
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How it works
Flooring for government buildings: what fits each area
Most public buildings use a mix of these, chosen room by room.
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Luxury vinyl tile and VCT
Both fit offices, corridors and service areas. Our vinyl flooring page compares the formats.
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Carpet tile
For offices and meeting rooms where quiet matters. Keep the pile at or under the ADA's 1/2 inch limit, and see our carpet flooring page.
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Porcelain tile and terrazzo in lobbies
FEMA's flood guidance rates terrazzo, and ceramic or porcelain tile set in mortar, as acceptable flood damage resistant flooring.
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Original stone and terrazzo
If a lobby still has its original floor, our stone floor restoration and polishing service may bring it back before you pay to replace it.
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Rubber on stairs and back routes
Rubber stair treads and sheet are options for stairwells and service corridors. Ask for the maker's slip resistance data before you choose.
New Orleans public buildings: water, humidity and historic floors
Building here adds questions that a national spec sheet won't answer.
Test the slab first
The Department of Energy classes Orleans Parish as hot-humid (climate zone 2A). ASTM's slab humidity standard (F2170) notes that manufacturers generally require moisture testing before a floor goes down on concrete, so the test comes before the order.
Ground floors and water
NASA notes that about 70% of New Orleans sits below sea level, and FEMA rates carpeting as unacceptable flood damage resistant flooring. On ground floors, choose hard surfaces that can be cleaned and dried after a leak or flood.
Historic civic buildings
The City's Historic District Landmarks Commission regulates historic landmarks and districts outside the French Quarter, and the Vieux Carre Commission covers the Quarter. If your building is a landmark or sits in a historic district, check with the right commission before replacing original tile, terrazzo or wood, and have the old floor assessed first.
How the work fits around an open public building
Public offices rarely close for a floor. These are the points to settle in the estimate.
Phasing
Agree which areas go first so counters and courtrooms can keep working in the rest of the building.
Hours
Decide which hours suit your building and put them in writing before work starts.
Safe routes and signage
Agree how work areas are closed off and how the public is routed around them.
Handover records
Ask for each floor's product data and cleaning instructions for your facility files.
We work on public buildings across New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, Gretna and the Northshore (see our service areas), along with other commercial buildings. For a free estimate, tell us the building type, the areas involved and the hours the building is open.
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What Customers Say About TurnKey Floorings
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