Floor Protection During Construction: The Cost Of Getting It Wrong
Construction projects end at the floor. Everything else gets painted, plastered, tiled, or covered. But the floor is what the client walks on at handover and judges the entire project by in those first moments. Thus, a beautiful renovation to be handed over with scratched hardwood, gouged stone, or stained tile tells the client exactly one thing: care was not taken. Floor protection during construction is what prevents that conversation from ever happening. Why Floors Are the Most Vulnerable Surface on Any Job Think about what a floor endures during a construction project. Every trade walks across it multiple times daily, for weeks or months. Materials get dragged, tools get dropped, equipment gets repositioned. Boots carry grit from outside that acts like sandpaper on finished surfaces with every step. Spills happen. Adhesives drip. None of this is unusual. All of it is damaging without proper floor protection. The problem compounds because floor damage is cumulative. No sing...