The amount of time spent in the kitchen is growing as people become more and more careful about what they eat. Freshly cooked foods and prepared salads are taking over microwave cooking, but they necessarily take more time to make so cooks spend more time standing in front of the preparation table. With that, the [...]

Rubber floor tiles used to come only in black. Owing to this, they were almost exclusively used in industrial settings where a soft flooring material was needed to help make it easier for workers who have to stand at work virtually all day. They were also used in kitchens, but only in commercial kitchens. Things [...]

Advances in technology, more appealing designs, and brighter colors have made rubber flooring materials more acceptable to homeowners. Of course, it also helps that rubber floors can be as durable as wood, as soft as vinyl, and as oil- and stain-resistant as ceramic. Not all rubber floors, however, are created equal. Some are made from [...]

There are some formulations of rubber floor sheets and tiles that are not suitable for places where they may be exposed to animal fats, vegetable oils, and other petroleum-based products. These, however, are precisely what you find in a kitchen. If, therefore, you plan on using rubber floor tiles for your kitchen, be sure to [...]

It used to be that rubber floors were used only in industrial and commercial applications. Although they were recognized to be durable and functional, they came almost exclusively in black. This is probably one reason why architects, designers, and homeowners did not show much interest in them. That was then. Today, rubber floors come in [...]

Rubber tiles are often considered a fine option for your kitchen flooring. The reasons are that they are durable, comfortable to stand on, and easy to clean and maintain. They are also anti-static making them particularly suited to homes where there are electric devices such as computers that may be damaged by a build up [...]

Rubber floors have a number of advantages over other flooring materials. They are durable, they come in different colors and designs, and they are environmentally friendly. Another advantage is that you can install them without professional help. Assuming that your sub-floor is already leveled, or that you are installing over existing flooring, the only tools [...]

Rubber can be natural or synthetic. The former comes from the rubber tree or hevea brasilensis, while the latter is manufactured from petroleum products. The quest for synthetic rubber was spurred by the invention of the automobile which needed rubber tires, but it was not until the Second World War that synthetics became more widely [...]

Often, when we think of rubber, we conjure up images of car tires, running shoes, garden hoses, inflatable dinghies, and bouncing balls. We can now add another item to the list –kitchen floors. It is not clear when rubber sheets and tiles began to be used for kitchen floors but given their advantages, it was [...]