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Choosing Office Flooring Colours: Samples and Lighting
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Choosing an office floor colour is a design decision that needs to work with the room, lighting, furnishings and daily use. A colour alone cannot promise better concentration or higher productivity. Rather than relying on universal rules about warm and cool tones, develop a shortlist and assess it in the actual space.
Start with the office brief
Identify the areas the floor will connect: entrances, workstations, meeting rooms and circulation routes may have different practical demands. Ask the designer how the floor relates to furniture, wall finishes, signage and the overall palette. A visual preference should sit alongside requirements for traffic, cleaning and access.
Use staff and client feedback to understand preferences, without treating those responses as proof of a colour’s effect on work performance. Claims about wellbeing or productivity need appropriate evidence and should not be inferred from a photograph.
Assess physical samples under the proposed lighting
Request available samples and place them beside the actual joinery, furniture and wall finishes. Look at them under the proposed electric lighting and at different times when daylight reaches the room. The appearance depends on the light, its direction, surrounding colours and the finish; there is no single morning-to-afternoon colour shift that applies to every office.
Discuss sample size and availability with the supplier. A screen can help establish a direction, but it does not replace physical approval. A sample also cannot show every variation across a hand-finished floor.
Understand Puur PSR’s natural character
Puur Floors is the company; Puur PSR is its cementitious polished concrete overlay. PSR is distinct from a structural polished concrete slab, resin flooring and the separate Microcrete system.
Natural shade and patina variation are part of PSR’s appearance. Discuss the chosen colour reference and physical sample with Puur before ordering. Do not assume a RAL or NCS reference guarantees an identical, flat colour across every part of the finished floor.
Consider glare, marks and care in context
Review the proposed surface with the project’s lighting designer where glare is a concern. Neither a light nor a dark colour is automatically the right answer. Ask the flooring supplier how the specified finish should be cleaned and maintained, and consider entrance contamination and furniture movement in the brief.
Do not select colour as a substitute for suitable performance. Traffic, loading, cleaning products, any moisture exposure and heating requirements need confirmation for the actual installed system.
Agree the construction as well as the colour
Before installation, resolve base condition, preparation, movement joints, floor levels, thresholds and protection from other trades. For heated floors, coordinate the heating, screed and finish specifications and follow their written testing, commissioning and restart requirements.
Keep the sample approval, specification and care information together. If the design or lighting changes after approval, revisit the sample rather than assuming the original choice will read in the same way.
Discuss your office floor with Puur
Send plans, photographs of the existing base, the intended use and proposed programme. We can discuss samples and the information needed before agreeing a PSR proposal.
Request samples or discuss your office project · View PSR specification information
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a floor colour guarantee higher productivity?
No. A floor colour alone cannot establish an improvement in concentration or productivity. Assess the overall workplace design and use appropriate evidence for any performance claims.
How should I assess office floor colour samples?
View physical samples alongside the proposed furniture and wall finishes, under the actual daylight and electric lighting. Discuss sample availability with the supplier and record approval before ordering.
Will a PSR floor exactly match a screen or colour code?
Screens are not a substitute for physical samples. PSR has natural shade and patina variation; discuss the reference and intended appearance with Puur rather than expecting an identical flat colour everywhere.
What else should the office flooring specification include?
The proposal should address intended traffic, base preparation, joints, levels, thresholds, cleaning, protection and any heating requirements. Colour approval does not establish suitability for those conditions.
