Ranging Temperatures Affecting Your Floors?

Temperature swings can wreak havoc on many materials, including wood. For flooring, this can mean warping and swelling that is both unattractive and can pose dangers as the floor becomes uneven.

In climates where the temperature drops during the winter, and then goes up again in the summer, the cycle of contraction and expansion can make wood warp. This is especially true if you are turning up the air conditioning in the summer, and turning up the heat in the winter, so the inside of your home or business property is experiencing large temperature swings.

If your home is humid, that can also pose a problem for many types of flooring. We don’t realize that the simple use of household items like a humidifier during the winter may cause issues. Moisture can seep into your floor and cause it to warp.

However, unlike wood floors, Aqua Step 100% Waterproof Flooring can withstand humidity and temperature swings and remain intact, ensuring that your home or business has floors that fit the way they did when you installed them. With Aqua Step, no matter the climate you live in, you can be assured that you won’t be dealing with strange new bumps in your floor that look bad and can cause you to stub a toe or trip.

Aqua Step is resistant to swelling and warping because it is not made of wood. Instead, it is constructed of high-quality materials that look great in your interior while standing up to tough conditions.

Next winter, don’t worry about indoor heat and temperature swings affecting your flooring. Install Aqua Step 100% Waterproof Flooring, put on your slippers, and walk comfortably across your newly stylish floors without having to worry about the seasonal shifts.

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Uses For Aqua Step For Home and Business

Waterproof flooring is useful for more than industrial areas where water damage is almost a guarantee. With Aqua Step, there are options to fit the practical needs and the decor of a variety of residential and commercial uses. Read on to learn more about how waterproof flooring can help you protect your home or business while retaining its visual character.

Residential Uses For Aqua Step Waterproof Flooring

For a homeowner, water damage to flooring can be extremely difficult to deal with. From mold issues to simply looking terrible, water can cause problems in your home that are annoying and often expensive. Aqua Step’s waterproof flooring has a rubber gasket seal that prevents water from seeping below the floor and into the underlayment, where it could grow harmful mold and cause further structural damage without you even knowing.

Aqua Step’s rubber gasket seal and specialized underlayment system help to protect you and your family from these dangers while also offering a level of soundproofing as well as additional walking comfort. With Aqua Step, you don’t have to sacrifice comfort in your home just to have waterproof flooring.

Basements are particularly susceptible to water damage. Installing 100% waterproof flooring is a smart step to take to protect your home whether you have an ongoing issue with moisture or just have the occasional issue of full-on flooding. Waterproof flooring will not be affected by leaks or flooding, preventing the need for you to replace or do a deep clean after every watery incident.

Many people have their laundry room in their basement, but even if you don’t, waterproof flooring is a smart choice for a laundry room. Leaks and floods are likely to happen with a washing machine, and waterproof flooring prevents you from having to replace it should your washing machine malfunction.

Similarly, a dishwasher malfunction can be a huge hassle in a kitchen with run-of-the-mill linoleum. Waterproof flooring takes away the extra hassle of dealing with new flooring when you’re already dealing with the hassle of replacing a washing machine or dishwasher.

Commercial Uses For Aqua Step Waterproof Flooring

There are many businesses where water damage is a real possibility. One of the industries where waterproof flooring can be incredibly effective is in the beauty industry, specifically barbershops and hair salons. Water spillage from a sink can quickly wear down flooring while dyes can stain it. Unlike other flooring products, Aqua Step waterproof flooring protects against dyes that stain.

Other businesses or non-residential properties where spills are common can also benefit from waterproof flooring – places like cafeterias or the bar areas of restaurants. With Aqua Step’s designs, though, even the main area of a restaurant could have durable waterproof flooring without ruining its atmosphere. Designs like Cappuccino Oak or Anthracite Oak can add to a sophisticated, romantic atmosphere. Designs like Vintage Pine or Oak Grey can help create a cozy, relaxed atmosphere for your diners. Among our dozens of other designs, both stone and wood, is one to fit almost any restaurant.

Much like it does for the entryway of a home, Aqua Step flooring can protect heavily trafficked areas of retail businesses or public buildings. Libraries, museums and police stations are just some of the locations that have benefitted from installing Aqua Step flooring. Aqua Step can withstand the heavy traffic of these types of buildings, so there’s no need to replace it every few years. Whether the wear and tear comes from customer foot traffic, industrial equipment, wheels on equipment carts, or even the weight of automobiles in a showroom, Aqua Step can stand up to the challenge.

With Aqua Step’s many styles, businesses and public buildings can also maintain their aesthetic. Aqua Step’s large selection of stone and wood designs ensures that you will be able to find waterproof flooring that matches the style needs of your property.

Have questions or want to get started with an Aqua Step installation? Contact us today at 781-938-5665 or via this form.

When searching for any type of product that you’re making an investment in, it’s always tempting to focus on the price point, especially if you’ll be buying a large quantity. With waterproof flooring, though, you need to be careful about making a decision based solely on price because there can be a large difference in quality and the options available between lower and higher price points.

Aqua Step is a high-end product, and we’re not sold in big box stores. $2-$3 per square foot simply can’t provide you with a fully waterproof quality product.

So what do we offer that the others don’t?

Top-Quality, Durable Materials

Aqua Step is made of a high-quality synthetic resin of titanium and PV, making it strong and durable.

Compare this to other products that are made of LVT on top of a foam PVC or LVT on top of cork or wood. When this construction becomes wet, it will act as a “bimetal,“ and will cause differences in the way top and bottom layers expand. A vinyl top layer is also porous, making the floor more susceptible to scuff marks, indentation marks and softening behavior – especially if a liquid mess isn’t cleaned up right away.

Because Aqua Step’s top layer is titanium and acrylic, our waterproof flooring is able to withstand heavy traffic and remain durable even in homes with energetic pets.

Strong, Quality Construction

In addition to using high quality, strong materials, Aqua Step products are also constructed differently from other flooring products on the market to ensure durability.

We don’t attach the underlayment, but rather keep it separate from the flooring. In our experience, an attached underlayment is simply not as effective as a separate underlayment.

Our construction also utilizes a Uniclic® system with a rubber flange that keeps the joints watertight, preventing water from getting within the seams of the board. This means that spills and pet accidents don’t need to be wiped up immediately (sometimes you just don’t notice them!), because Aqua Step’s quality construction prevents water from getting below the top layer. As we mentioned above, that’s not always the case with other waterproof flooring products.

Waterproof – Not Just Water Resistant

The strong, quality construction of Aqua Step flooring combined with the durable materials used to construct it, makes Aqua Step actually waterproof. That’s right, 100% waterproof. With no wood components and our Uniclic® system to keep joints watertight, you can rely on Aqua Step flooring to be protected from water, not just hold up to a small amount for a little while.

Too many flooring options out there are simply water-resistant and don’t offer full protection from water damage. In fact, we actually went so far as to test out how our 100% waterproof flooring stands up to being exposed to water for long periods of time – we put Aqua Step waterproof flooring in a bucket for ten days and did the same with other products. Guess which product didn’t swell or have any delamination? You guessed right – it was Aqua Step that looked the same on day 10 as it did on day one.

This strong, waterproof construction means that in the event of a flood, Aqua Step can be uninstalled and reinstalled, so you don’t necessarily have to invest a brand new floor while dealing with the rest of the hassle of flood cleanup.

Versatile Product

Waterproof flooring is thought of often as for basements or entryways, but Aqua Step products can be used anywhere in a home or business. Why? Our waterproof flooring products have several attributes that allow this:

• UV-Protected
• Can be installed over radiant heating
• Comes in dozens of styles to fit any decor
• Can use any cleaning product on the flooring – even bleach

At Aqua Step, we take pride in knowing that our waterproof flooring can be used to make your property more comfortable and more durable without sacrificing style. We go above and beyond to construct a strong, premium, 100% waterproof product that will meet your needs and last for years to come – through storms, accidents, and that rare peaceful year of just sun shining on the floor through the windows.