Rubber Flooring Types

Rubber flooring is not as plain as it sounds. It comes in a variety of solid colors and patterns, different textures, as well as both sheets and tiles.

Rubber Flooring Textures

Round-Stud Rubber Flooring

This kind of rubber floor has round studs that are raised up higher than the rest of the floor. It provides plenty of traction for high-traffic areas and is a wonderful choice for movie theaters, restaurant food-prep areas, car dealership showrooms, and more. Round-stud rubber flooring is available in both sheets and tiles.

Diamond-Grip Rubber Flooring

This type of rubber flooring has a diamond plate textured pattern. The diamond-grip texture is known for its dirt removing attributes. Because of this, it is an excellent choice for factories, mechanic shops, and other industrial settings.

Smooth Surface Rubber Flooring

Smooth rubber floors have a smooth surface that is polished and shiny. It is more appealing to people who are looking to use rubber flooring in their home, because many styles of smooth rubber flooring do not have the industrial look to them. In fact, some smooth rubber floors look almost identical to wood or stone. This texture is popular in playrooms and home gyms.

Rubber Flooring Colors

Solid Colored Rubber Flooring

Rubber flooring is available in nearly every color under the sun. In fact, some rubber flooring manufacturers even allow customers to choose a custom color that they do not manufacture.

Speckled Rubber Flooring

Speckled flooring is made up of contrasting colors of rubber that is spotted on the surface of a base color of rubber.

Imitation and Patterned Rubber Flooring

Rubber flooring also comes in designs that look just like stone or hardwood. These stone and hardwood rubber lookalikes cost less than the real thing and absorb shocks and other noises, making it perfect for home gyms and basement playrooms.

Rubber Flooring Forms

Rubber Flooring Tiles

The main benefit of rubber tiles is that they are much easier to install than rubber sheets. Rubber flooring is heavy, and installing one long sheet of flooring is more labor intensive. Rubber tiles come in both interlocking and square form. Interlocking tiles have grooves on the sides that link together, making for easy installation. No adhesive is required when installing interlocking rubber tiles. Square tiles can either be installed loose lay, which involves using double-sided carpet tape to attach the tiles, or glue down, which is more durable and can stand up to heavier wear and tear while staying in place.

Rubber Flooring Sheets

Rubber flooring sheets are more moisture-resistant because they have fewer seams than the tiles. Secondly, seams on rubber sheets are less visible. Patterns look best on rubber sheets because with rubber tiles, the pattern may not look continuous, as patterns cannot always be lined up perfectly.

America’s Floor Source carries various types of rubber flooring and several different rubber flooring brands.