Industries Served
Commercial Flooring Services in New Orleans
We provide commercial flooring services across New Orleans, installing, replacing and repairing floors in offices, shops, restaurants and other commercial buildings. Each material is picked for the traffic it will see and for a humid city where slab moisture has to be tested and ground floors can take water.
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What does a commercial floor in New Orleans have to handle?
This page is for building owners and property managers planning new floors. It covers what a commercial floor has to handle here, which materials fit which areas, how a job runs, including the City's permit step, and what moves the cost and timeline.
Four demands shape most commercial flooring choices in this city.
Foot traffic, rolling loads and cleaning
Entrances, corridors and checkout lanes take the most wear, and carts and office chairs add rolling loads. Match each area to a floor your cleaning crew can keep up with.
Slip resistance and accessibility
The 2010 ADA Standards require floor surfaces to be stable, firm and slip resistant, and cap carpet pile at 1/2 inch. OSHA's rule for workplaces (1910.22) says workroom floors must be kept clean and, as far as feasible, dry, and free of hazards such as leaks and spills.
Humidity and slab moisture
The Department of Energy classes Orleans Parish as hot-humid (climate zone 2A). ASTM's slab humidity standard (F2170) says excess moisture in a slab can cause debonding and microbial growth under a floor covering, and that manufacturers generally require a moisture test before install on concrete.
Water on ground floors
NASA notes that about 70% of New Orleans sits below sea level. FEMA rates carpeting as unacceptable flood damage resistant flooring, so ground-floor spaces that could take water are better planned around hard surfaces.
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Which floors suit commercial buildings?
Most commercial buildings use more than one floor, chosen area by area.
Commercial luxury vinyl tile and plank
Fits offices, shops and corridors. Our vinyl flooring page explains the formats and how each handles a slab.
Porcelain and ceramic tile
For entries, restrooms and food service. FEMA rates ceramic and porcelain tile set in mortar as acceptable flood damage resistant flooring.
Carpet tile
For offices and quiet zones. Keep the pile within the ADA's 1/2 inch limit, and replace a damaged tile without redoing the room.
Epoxy and sealed concrete
For back of house, storage and utility rooms. FEMA rates formed-in-place epoxy flooring as acceptable for flood exposure; see our epoxy flooring page.
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How it works
How does a commercial flooring job run?
Here's the sequence for a typical commercial job, from first visit to handover.
- 01
Site visit and moisture test
We measure the space, look at the existing floor and test the slab's moisture before recommending a material.
- 02
Permit check
The City of New Orleans requires a Non-Structural Reno