Wood floors can be a beautiful addition to any commercial project, but it is important to understand that specifying wood floors for commercial spaces differs significantly from specifying them for residential spaces.
The wood floors used in commercial settings must be able to stand up to rigors that most residential wood floors would never be exposed to. The most obvious example of this is increased foot traffic. While residential wood floors have to withstand the wear and tear of a busy family life, commercial wood floors will be exposed to thousands of people walking on them constantly day in and day out. They need to be able to withstand scuffs from shoes, scratches from moving merchandise displays or chairs around frequently, dents from dropped items, and stains from spills and food being dropped onto their surface. In other words, the same things that might impact wood floors at home will be impact commercial floors in the same way, many times over.