Office LVT Flooring

What an Office Floor Has to Do

Three things at once. Take continuous foot traffic from staff, visitors and cleaners – typically far above what any domestic room sees. Survive rolling chair castors, which are the single biggest cause of office-floor wear and tear. And do it for fifteen-plus years without needing replacement, because office fit-outs are expensive to redo. The product needs to be commercial-rated, glued continuously to the subfloor and have a wear layer that handles castor wheels without thinning at the desk positions. LVT – at the right spec – is the only category that ticks all three boxes at sensible cost.

Wear Layer – 0.7mm or 1mm

For an office, never go below 0.7mm and for any office with rolling chair traffic at every desk we recommend 1mm. The 1mm wear layer is the spec point Amtico Signature is built around and the spec point that carries full commercial warranties with Invictus Ultimus (0.7mm) the heavy-spec option just below it. Domestic 0.55mm and 0.3mm wear layers are not intended for an office environment and will wear through at the desk positions inside five years.

Install Format – Glue Down Only

For an office we will only specify glue down LVT. Floating click LVT is not a commercial product – the perimeter expansion gap, the floating raft and the click joint all introduce failure points that an office environment will exploit fast. Loose lay has a niche role in offices where access to subfloor services has to be preserved (data centres, server rooms, raised-access situations), but is not the default.

Office LVT Ranges at a Glance

The Office Ranges We Stock

Amtico Signature – Amtico’s flagship glue-down with the full design library and a 1mm wear layer. The most-specified premium commercial LVT in Britain.

Invictus Ultimus – heavy-spec European glue-down at 0.7mm wear layer, the right answer for high-traffic office environments at sensible cost.

Amtico Access – Amtico’s loose-lay range, the right answer for raised-access subfloor situations where the floor has to be liftable for cabling.

Project Floors Wood Plank Collection, Project Floors Herringbone and Project Floors Chevron – German contract-grade glue down, the brand most architects and designers specify on commercial fit-outs.

Karndean Art Select – at 0.7mm wear layer, suitable for professional offices, consulting rooms and reception areas where the design library is the priority.

GF LVT – our own-brand glue down at premium European spec, sharp pricing, full online checkout and free samples.

Key Takeaways

• An office floor has to take continuous foot traffic, survive rolling chair castors (the single biggest cause of office-floor wear) and last 15-plus years; commercial-rated glue-down LVT is the category that does all three at sensible cost.
• Never go below a 0.7mm wear layer for an office and specify 1.0mm (Amtico Signature) where every desk has rolling chairs; domestic 0.55mm and 0.3mm wear layers will wear through at the desk positions.
• Glue-down only for offices; loose-lay (Amtico Access) has a niche role over raised-access subfloors where the floor must be liftable for cabling and an acoustic underlayment is usually specified over sensitive subfloors.
• GF LVT is available to buy online; Amtico, Karndean, Invictus and Project Floors are Request a Price with commercial supply-and-fit across Cheshire and South Manchester.

Acoustic Underlayment in an Office

Open-plan offices are noisy and impact sound from footsteps and chair castors travels through hard floors faster than carpet. On any office fit-out over a sensitive subfloor (timber joist, suspended slab, raised-access), we will normally specify a thin acoustic underlayment between the subfloor and the LVT. This is a contract-grade product, not a domestic underlay and it adds a few decibels of impact sound dampening without affecting the flatness of the finish.

Subfloor and Install Notes

Commercial subfloors are normally either screed or raised-access deck. Both have to be flat, clean, dry, primed and within the manufacturer’s residual moisture tolerance before any adhesive goes down. On a screed, allow the manufacturer’s stated drying time and use a calcium chloride or relative humidity test if you are not sure. On a raised-access deck, check the panel joints are level and that the deck is rated for the contract-grade adhesive. Our own teams handle commercial subfloor prep, levelling, contract install and snagging on every office fit-out across Cheshire and South Manchester.

Explore Related Categories

• Other rooms: kitchen LVT, hallway LVT.
• By install format: glue down LVT (recommended), loose lay LVT.
• By wear layer: 0.7mm, 1mm.
• By brand: Amtico, Karndean, Invictus, Project Floors, GF LVT.

How to Buy or Get a Quote

GF LVT is available to buy online with full pricing displayed and up to 5 free samples per order. Amtico, Karndean, Invictus and Project Floors are sold on a Request a Price basis – get in touch via our enquiry form, WhatsApp or phone with the range you have shortlisted, a rough floor area and any competitor quote you have already received and we will come back the same working day with a tailored, competitive price. Commercial supply-and-fit is available across Cheshire and South Manchester from our 24/7 smart-lock Altrincham showroom.