Flooring has always been an exercise in compromise. Want durability? Choose Concrete or tile, but sacrifice comfort. Want comfort? Choose carpet, but sacrifice durability. Until now. Kinetex is the new alternative, melding the comfort and warmth of soft textiles with the wear resistance of hard surfaces. Here are a few features that make Kinetex such a great flooring choice:
Maintenance. Maintenance is a breeze compared to the demands of hard surfaces – with no need for stripping, wear layer application, or buffing. Kinetex can be cleaned with regular vacuuming or hot water extraction. Plus, since it retains less water than carpet, it dries quickly. Kinetex is bleach resistant, and prevents the most challenging stains – including blood and urine.
Health And Safety. Kinetex reduces airborne particles by trapping common allergens, dust, and irritants. It can be sanitized quickly and easily, and the unique construction of this flooring alternative produces one of the most slip-resistant surfaces ever tested – wet or dry.
Acoustics. Kinetex offers some of the highest Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) and Impact Insulation Classification (IIC) ratings of any commercial flooring product. It provides superb acoustic performance, dramatically reducing both airborne and structural noise. Kinetex promotes better voice recognition, reduces vocal strain, and enhances learning.
Comfort. Kinetex has a soft-textile surface that provides amazing anti-fatigue qualities, along with minimal rolling resistance. It absorbs energy, reducing repetitive foot stress injuries.
Sustainability. All Kinetex products are manufactured from knitted polyester fabric with cushioned polyester felt backing. Due to its lower mass, it has half the environmental impact of other commercial floorings. With at least 50% post-consumer recycled materials, Kinetex is NSF/ANSI-140 Platinum certified.
Cost. Kinetex has a life-cycle cost advantage over hard-surface alternatives. Life-cycle cost includes materials, installation, and maintenance over a 7-10 year timeframe. Kinetex flooring life-cycle cost is about 51 percent less than rubber, 33 percent less than luxury vinyl tile, and nearly 55 percent less than vinyl composition tile.
Designed for heavy traffic applications, this new textile composite flooring is ideal for healthcare, education, hospitality, and institutional use. For an unprecedented combination of comfort, durability, safety, and sustainability, consider Kinetex for your next flooring project.
Kinetex Flooring is available at Eastman’s Carpet and Flooring in Morehead City, NC.