Whats the truth about tile thickness?
We all use the metric system in this business. The foaming objective for our Standard Series, Designer Series and Coated Series is 14.5 mm (about 5/8 in.). The foaming objective for single density Sport Series tiles is either 20mm (about 3/4 in) or 25mm (about 1 inch). That’s the goal, but not the actual result. There just happens to be a .5 mm variance in the foam due to chemical, heat and atmospheric conditions. It’s FOAM. It happens. The good news is that because our foam quality is so high, we have LESS of a variance than anyone. Good chemistry foams good and marginal chemistry foams OK. Besides a thickness problem, marginal foam also has a tendency to “burn” when it’s made (kind of a sandpaper finish). You have to use good chemistry to begin with if you want to put a surface like our EZ-Clean texture onto a mat.
