Many U.S. cities are experiencing a boom in new hotel construction. New projects in Boston were up 88% last year, and they rose 54% in Nashville and 32% in Las Vegas. Nationwide, Lodging Econometrics projects that hotel construction will increase steadily over the next two years, with a room growth rate of 2.5% in both 2018 and 2019.
Hotel hallways receive heavy foot traffic and daily punishment from cleaning equipment and carts. That’s why many builders are choosing durable OSB products like LP TopNotch 350 Sub-Flooring, which offers outstanding strength and stiffness—and is designed for maximum stability in both directions.
OSB products create a strong, smooth foundation for a wide variety of finished flooring products. The question then becomes: will it be supporting wood or luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring?
In recent years, LVT has become an increasingly popular flooring choice in the hospitality industry. But some builders prefer the look and performance of engineered wood. One article in a recent edition of Hotel Management noted that “nothing compares to the natural variation and warmth of wood—and acoustics are also often much better with real wood.”
When many of America’s iconic hotels were built, tradition dictated that wood (or engineered wood) would be used for both sub-flooring and flooring. After all, thousands of guests walk the hallways each year—and countless carts roll across them. It’s critical for builders to choose strong, stiff sub-flooring for new hotel builds, and that’s why they turn to rugged OSB products.
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