The summer is coming up and, as the days increase, the world gets hotter and hotter. Although you may be looking forward to endless days of sun while you are at work, you might be apprehensive about the possible air conditioning and cooling bills that will come in the mail come September. There is no need to be. Changing your office flooring may be the answer.
In addition, you most likely do not in a place like the Middle East where stone flooring is common. Stone, and to a lesser extent tile, is an excellent method to cool any office and, more importantly, keep it cool, but this is not commonplace in the West. American offices are usually either carpeting or hardwood.
Luckily, for those living and working in offices in North America, carpeting, especially commercial carpeting, is a flooring solution for business owners and operators who need a form of flooring that is commonplace, affordable, and pertinent to their needs.
Insulation is not just for the winter. While insulation keeps the office warm during the winter months, insulation can also keep the office cool during the summer. Insulation works by trapping heat. This is how insulation can both heat and cool an area of your office, year-round.
Insulation traps the heat that comes into the office during the winter, and slowly releases the heat that comes into the office during the summer. Thus, even though heat is trapped during the summer, your office will still feel cool and comfortable.
Commercial carpeting is an excellent insulating force that will help keep your office cooler, and your utilities bills lower during the warm, wonderful summer months. In addition to carpeting, you can also invest in quality carpet padding, which will add insulation to your flooring, allowing you to cool your office even more, as well as provide a softer flooring.
This makes carpeting a great form of flooring to install in the office year-round. Once you factor in all the savings you will gain from installing carpeting in the office, this type of flooring goes from being a great deal to being ridiculously underpriced for all the advantages you receive. There really is no better form of flooring for an office manager to consider if he or she wants to provide a safe, insulated, soft, and affordable flooring experience for him or herself, and his or her employees, clients and customers.
Keeping the office cool in the summer can be a gargantuan task. Between blasting the air conditioning, to limiting how many windows are open, there is a lot to consider when it comes to office cooling. It is always better to consider the long-term impact of any purchase, and flooring is no different. By installing carpeting, you will be lowering your utilities bills. Over time, you will be able to pay-off the cost of the flooring, just by money saved on utilities. Carpeting is a great form of flooring to install year-round, so the savings never stop coming. In the summer, you save money on air conditioning bills. In the winter, you save money on heating bills. You cannot lose. Few other forms of flooring are as cost-effective or just plain effective.
However, commercial carpeting, from Cadillac Carpet & Flooring, can help keep your office cool as well, with its advantageous properties and affordable price tag. Business owners and operators in and around Toronto, the GTA, Thornhill, Richmond Hill, Woodbridge, and Mississauga all enjoy their carpeting. For more information on the benefits please visit us in-store or online at our website today.