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Retail Store Flooring in New Orleans
We install retail store flooring across New Orleans and the metro, for shops and boutiques. Each zone, from the front door to the stockroom, gets a floor chosen for wet shoes and steady foot traffic.
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What does a store floor have to handle?
This page is for store owners and retail property managers. It covers what a store floor has to handle and which floors suit a shop, then what older New Orleans storefronts need before new flooring goes down.
Four demands shape most retail flooring choices.
Rain at the entrance
National Weather Service records show the driest year on record at the New Orleans airport still logged 38.88 inches of rain, and the wettest logged 102.37 inches. Plan a hard floor and walk-off matting at the door, with a flat transition into the sales floor.
Accessible transitions
The 2010 ADA Standards require floors to be stable, firm and slip resistant. They allow a vertical change in level of no more than 1/4 inch, floor openings that won't pass a 1/2 inch sphere, and carpet pile of 1/2 inch at most. Check every threshold where a new floor meets an old one.
Stockrooms and back of house
OSHA requires workroom floors to be kept clean and, as far as feasible, dry. A hard, mop-friendly floor fits stockrooms and staff areas.
Cleaning after hours
At handover, get each floor's care instructions so your cleaning crew uses products the manufacturer allows.
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Floors that suit retail stores and boutiques
Pick floors zone by zone, starting at the front door.
Luxury vinyl tile
Sales floors and boutiques that want a wood or stone look. See luxury vinyl tile.
Porcelain and ceramic tile
Entrances, sales floors and restrooms. See tile flooring.
Coated or polished concrete
Showrooms and stores on a slab that want an open, industrial look.
Carpet tile
Fitting rooms and lounges, away from the front door.
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Retail store flooring in New Orleans: humidity, slabs and older buildings
Storefronts here bring moisture and preservation questions that a new floor has to be planned around.
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Test the slab first
The Department of Energy classes Orleans Parish as hot-humid (climate zone 2A). ASTM's slab humidity standard (F2170) says excess slab moisture can cause debonding and microbial growth under a floor covering, and that manufacturers generally require moisture testing before install.
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Historic storefronts
The Vieux Carré Commission regulates the preservation of French Quarter buildings, and the Historic District Landmarks Commission is the city's regulator for historic districts outside the Vieux Carré. If your store is in a historic building, check with the city before major work, and look at the original floor before covering it.
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