The cost of rubber floorings depends with the thickness of the tiles. A thicker rubber flooring costs more than thinner rubber floors. A thicker rubber tile is more rigid which means it is also more durable than a thinner rubber tile hence it is a bit more expensive.
The rubber tiles are available in different designs, styles and colors which installers can choose from depending on their taste and desire. Rubber tiles shade also contribute to the pricing of the rubber tiles, black tiles are priced lower than the colored tiles.
- Colored tiles are more expensive as they are made from virgin PVC compounds.
- Black tiles are priced lower as they are made from recycled material like used tyres and also previously installed rubber flooring.
- Recycled tyre rubber floors are cheaper than recycled flexible PVC.
- Though recycled tyre rubber is cheaper than recycled flexible PVC, people prefer recycled flexible PVC because it is odorless
- The recycled tyre rubber floors are associated with an unpleasant odor not ideal for most people especially with respiratory problems though in time the odor will wear off. The odor that comes with the recycled rubber material makes it less preferred and people opting for tiles made from virgin PVC compound despite its pricing.
- Playground rubber tiles are the most expensive UV Compliant and are extremely durable.
- The more durable the tiles are the more expensive they become as well, so pricing of the tiles depends with durability, resilient and rigidness of the tiles.
- Rubber rolls are much more expensive than the rubber rolls because of the manufacturing process cost and the material cost. Rubber rolls are much expensive to manufacture and the material used in the manufacturing of the rolls is a bit expensive than rubber tiles.
- Rubber tiles prices range from R115 to R500 depending with:-
- Are they made from recycled material or virgin PVC Compound
- Are they made from recycled rubber tyre or from cycled flexible PVC
- The thickness and durability of the tiles
- Are they black or colored
- Installation of rubber tiles is the cheapest as compared to all other of flooring options whether ceramic tiles, porcelain tiles and even concrete flooring.
- For interlocking rubber tiles little or no adhesive is required when installing them and once can even install them him/herself no special tools and equipment is required.
- Rubber rolls though require glue but the process is easy and the glue used is not expensive
- Maintaining costs of rubber flooring is relatively cheaper as compared to the types of flooring no waxing is necessary when cleaning them just a small amount of detergent and water lives the floor very clean and hygienic.
- Generally rubber flooring is cheaper as compared to non-rubber floorings.
- Rubber flooring is about 30% cheaper is compared to other conventional flooring options
- When costing the different flooring options one should consider –
- the material cost
- the installation cost
- and also the maintains costs
Though rubber might have a bit high price tag to buy but installing and maintaining costs are very minimum making it the most ideal and cheaper flooring option as compared to other non-rubber flooring options.
The durability and resilience of rubber tiles flooring has made it a flooring option of choice, because it is more economic as you do not need to be renovating and replacing the floors every now and then despite the areas activities, unlike other conventional flooring options rubber tiles are very versatile you can use them for many purposes and it can be fabricated to fit and wherever and whatever shape you want.
Some flooring like ceramic and porcelain tiles are cheaper to buy but difficult to maintain they do break easily and fade needing to be replaced after a few years especially for areas with high traffic.
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