{"id":338,"date":"2026-10-08T20:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T20:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/?page_id=338"},"modified":"2026-10-09T00:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T00:13:02","slug":"altro-flooring-product-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/product-guides\/altro-flooring-product-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Altro flooring guide: choose by room and slip risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"fd-s10-article\" style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:32px 24px;box-sizing:border-box;overflow-wrap:anywhere;color:#202020;line-height:1.7\"><header><p class=\"fd-eyebrow\">FLOORDESIGNS \/ PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE<\/p><nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/\">Home<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/product-guides\/\">Product guides<\/a><\/nav><h1>Altro flooring guide: choose by room and slip risk<\/h1><p class=\"fd-lead\">Altro includes different safety and decorative flooring systems. Start with contamination, traffic and cleaning needs, then compare the named product and installation route.<\/p><\/header><section><h2>Begin with the activity in the room<\/h2><p>Write a brief for each area rather than specifying one floor throughout by brand name. A corridor, food preparation area and barefoot shower have different questions. HSE advises matching workplace flooring to the activity and expected contamination. Product selection is part of that assessment, not a certificate that a space cannot produce slips.<\/p><p class=\"fd-source-note\">Evidence: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/slips\/flooring.htm\">HSE flooring guidance<\/a>.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>Three examples that are not interchangeable<\/h2><div role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Altro comparison table\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"max-width:100%;overflow-x:auto\"><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;min-width:560px;text-align:left\"><caption>Selected manufacturer descriptions, not a complete Altro catalogue<\/caption><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:12px;border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;vertical-align:top\">Product<\/th><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:12px;border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;vertical-align:top\">Selected specification<\/th><th scope=\"col\" style=\"padding:12px;border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;vertical-align:top\">Starting application<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"padding:12px;border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;vertical-align:top\">Walkway 20<\/th><td style=\"padding:12px;border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;vertical-align:top\">2 mm safety roll; published PTV \u226536<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px;border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;vertical-align:top\">General areas where water contamination is a concern<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"padding:12px;border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;vertical-align:top\">Illustra adhesive-free<\/th><td style=\"padding:12px;border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;vertical-align:top\">2.4 mm; decorative safety flooring<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px;border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;vertical-align:top\">Busy public interiors where installation disruption matters<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" style=\"padding:12px;border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;vertical-align:top\">Stronghold 30 adhesive-free<\/th><td style=\"padding:12px;border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;vertical-align:top\">3 mm; commercial-kitchen system<\/td><td style=\"padding:12px;border-bottom:1px solid #dedede;vertical-align:top\">Areas with the stated food-service contaminants, subject to installation exceptions<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p class=\"fd-source-note\">Evidence: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altro.com\/uk\/products\/altro-walkway-20\">Altro Walkway 20<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altro.com\/uk\/products\/altro-stronghold-30-adhesive-free\">Altro Stronghold 30 adhesive-free<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altro.com\/uk\/products\/altro-illustra-adhesive-free\">Altro Illustra adhesive-free<\/a>.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>Compare design without losing the specification<\/h2><p>Build the visual palette after the use requirements are clear. Compare tone, pattern scale, adjoining finishes and practical transitions on the same room drawing. A coordinated colour does not prove two products have identical slip, acoustic or installation performance.<\/p><p>Request the exact product name, colour code and test evidence for every area. Keep a schedule that distinguishes the main floor from stairs, shower areas or spaces with specialist electrical requirements.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>Adhesive-free is a system description<\/h2><p>Stronghold 30 adhesive-free has stated adhesive requirements at vulnerable points and for certain stairs and cold rooms. Do not use the name to omit preparation or assume that adhesive is never involved.<\/p><p class=\"fd-source-note\">Evidence: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altro.com\/uk\/products\/altro-stronghold-30-adhesive-free\">Altro Stronghold 30 adhesive-free<\/a>.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>Make cleaning part of the purchase<\/h2><p>The Altro safety-flooring cleaning document lists the products it covers and includes special cases. Match the proposed cleaning regime to that list rather than copying instructions from smooth vinyl or another Altro system.<\/p><p class=\"fd-source-note\">Evidence: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altro.com\/getmedia\/0e1a4661-4355-4444-9c52-59c40db9f16e\/Altro-Technical-Cleaning-Guide-Altro-safety-flooring.pdf?ext=.pdf\">Altro safety flooring cleaning PDF<\/a>.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>Warranty is a separate document<\/h2><p>The UK registration page requires submission within three months of installation. Its \u201cup to\u201d headline must not be used as every floor\u2019s warranty period. Ask for the specific duration, terms and certificate for the named product and project.<\/p><p class=\"fd-source-note\">Evidence: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altro.com\/uk\/technical\/technical-information\/guarantees\">Altro UK guarantee registration<\/a>.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>Your specification and quotation checklist<\/h2><p>Request the product schedule, installation build-up, preparation assessment, seam and edge details, cleaning method and applicable guarantee. Ask which evidence supports each specialist requirement. For a fitted quotation, make responsibilities for access, closure periods, protection and handover explicit.<\/p><p>This is a guide to selected products and specification questions, not approval for healthcare, food-service or other regulated premises. A competent specifier and installer must assess the actual site.<\/p><\/section><nav aria-label=\"Related Altro articles\"><h2>Related answers and guides<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/product-guides\/altro-safety-flooring-cleaning-care\/\">Altro safety flooring: cleaning and maintenance planning<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/q-and-a\/is-r10-enough-for-commercial-kitchen-flooring\/\">Is an R10 rating enough for a commercial kitchen floor?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/q-and-a\/does-altro-adhesive-free-mean-no-adhesive\/\">Does Altro adhesive-free flooring ever need adhesive?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><p><a href=\"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/contact\/\">Discuss your flooring project with FloorDesigns<\/a><\/p><section><h2>Sources and scope<\/h2><p>Selected official sources checked 4 October 2026. Manufacturer facts are linked beside the relevant text; room-planning suggestions are FloorDesigns editorial guidance. This article does not establish complete catalogue coverage, live stock, approved prices or a project-specific fitting specification.<\/p><\/section><nav aria-label=\"Altro guides\" style=\"margin:28px 0;padding:22px;background:#f4f1eb;border-radius:8px\"><h2 style=\"font-size:23px\">Guides and answers<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/flooring-brands\/altro\/\">Altro brand page<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/product-guides\/altro-flooring-product-guide\/\">Product guide<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/q-and-a\/altro-flooring-questions-answered\/\">Questions and answers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/product-guides\/altro-safety-flooring-cleaning-care\/\">Altro safety flooring: cleaning and maintenance planning<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/q-and-a\/is-r10-enough-for-commercial-kitchen-flooring\/\">Is an R10 rating enough for a commercial kitchen floor?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/floordesigns.co.uk\/falkirk-shop\/q-and-a\/does-altro-adhesive-free-mean-no-adhesive\/\">Does Altro adhesive-free flooring ever need adhesive?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compare named Altro safety floors, room risks, fitting systems, cleaning and guarantee questions before preparing a commercial specification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":28,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-338","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Altro Flooring Guide: Rooms &amp; Slip Risk | FloorDesigns<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Compare named Altro floors by activity, slip risk and fitting system. 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