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Do you notice the little things? Do you use the words “attention-to-detail” to describe yourself? If you’re an architect, designer, or specifier, the answer is most likely “yes.”
Small details matter. In the built environment, finishes should not be decided at the end of a project. Flooring profiles are an excellent example of this.
As one who notices the little things, have you seen an awkward transition from one floor product to another? This is especially noticeable if the two floors vary in height. Maybe a rubbery afterthought was the only solution. I myself have seen this before, and it leaves me wondering “what else did they overlook?”
I recently interviewed Karen Bellinger with Kuberit, a company who specializes in that one small detail -- flooring profiles. Kuberit offers 400 profiles and more than 16,000 SKUs. She explained that their engineers design beautiful profiles to help solve any flooring challenge.
For a designer that plans the finish at the start, I asked Karen how a specifier would go about selecting the right profile, especially with so many options. She mentioned that Kuberit has made specifying easy with five simple selections.
1. Profile type (original, expansion, transition, ramp, stair-nose, clip-system, or wall protection)
2. Size
3. Material (aluminum, anodized, brass, etc.)
4. Installation method
5. Color (matching wood or any color)
Specifiers can also find Revit and AutoCAD files from BimSmith.com. Samples are easily ordered from the Kuberit website, MaterialBank.com, or Swatchbox.com.
Karen explained that in the past, designers left the flooring-profile decision up to the flooring contractor. It was an afterthought. She said that “today, designers specify in advance to marry the aesthetic and the function based on...
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