Today raised floors are extremely popular as floor coverings in public places and apartments. They are multipurpose, have number of indisputable advantages before traditional options, and their price is quite democratic and available.
What is raised floor?
Raised floor call the universal system of the double raised floors under which it is possible to place various communications and the equipment effectively. Similar coverings have the unlimited capacity of technology space and simplicity of conclusion of networks. The low cost of raised floor ideally corresponds to its quality – the equal horizon on any surface allows to make easy and uninterrupted access to all communications placed under it.
Such floor allows to refuse not esthetic technology columns which at open planning can spoil exterior of the room completely.
The raised floor is almost irreplaceable in hardware and server rooms where there are a lot of communications, and there is equipment cooling system. With its help it is easy to create podium and also to create ramps and steps. Besides, under raised floor it is possible to place fire alarm system. The increased hollow volume of floor also has heat-insulating properties as it forms the isolated airbag.
Advantages of raised floor
It is favorable to buy raised floor, first of all, because of its convenience – in it easily moved hatches in which power and information outlets are installed are placed. The modularity of design of raised floor, flexible material and wide range of adjustments of its elements in the course of mounting allows to put on it partitions and to level various differences of initial surface.
As covering on raised floor it is possible to buy ceramic tile, modular carpet, parquet, natural stone, rubber, aluminum foil or steel sheet.
In addition, the underground of raised floor can be used as continuous air-conducting box. Air will move through special grids of ventilation which sizes are similar to the sizes of normal plates. Such grids on the decorative qualities differ in nothing from standard panels. And modern producers make them with covering of carpet, PVC, aluminum foil, etc. At installation of raised floor the preparation of concrete tie is not required, it quickly gathers, has various level of raising of floor and is rather durable in operation. Besides, the raised floor allows to hide easily internal utilities with fast access to them in case of need and also has the high accuracy of alignment of surface and light-weight construction. Besides the moderate price of false floor makes it quite available at construction.