When designing or renovating educational spaces, safety, durability, and hygiene are top priorities. Flooring, in particular, plays a critical role in supporting a healthy learning environment. Among the many materials available, quartz tile flooring stands out as a preferred choice for schools due to its safety and health benefits.
How can floors make your school a safer and healthier place? Here’s a look at the benefits of using quartz tile flooring.
Durability Under Heavy Foot Traffic
Schools are high-traffic environments. Students, teachers, and staff move constantly throughout the day, often dragging backpacks, carts, and furniture across the floors. Quartz tile is engineered to withstand such intense use. It’s highly resistant to scratches, dents, and general wear, ensuring it maintains its appearance and integrity for years with minimal maintenance. Rikett products are even more resilient thanks to RikettSeal™, a polyurethane coating that provides a durable, no-wax surface. Undamaged floors increase school safety by minimizing trip hazards and uneven surfaces.
Hygienic and Easy to Clean
In schools, preventing the spread of germs is essential. When you have a lot of people in one place, colds and other contagious illnesses move quickly. Quartz tiles are non-porous, which means they don’t absorb moisture, bacteria, or spills. This makes them far more hygienic than many natural stone alternatives that can harbor bacteria. Regular cleaning is easy and effective, helping maintain a healthy indoor environment without the need for harsh chemicals.
Low-VOC Material
Many building materials contain VOCs (volatile organic compounds), which can pose health risks to people who spend a lot of time around them. When those materials are in a school, students and staff are regularly exposed to potentially harmful chemicals. Rikett quartz tiles are MAS Certified Green and use only low-emitting materials. Our installation process also uses 80% less adhesive than traditional flooring solutions, which is a common source of VOCs. By using quartz tiles for your school floors—specifically, quartz tiles from Rikett—you can make an eco-friendly decision for your school that also protects your students and staff.
RQT Is the Preferred Choice for School Floors
Quartz tile flooring delivers the perfect balance of safety, hygiene, durability, and design flexibility. This material is an ideal flooring solution for schools focused on creating a clean, safe, and inspiring learning environment.
