Choosing a floor for a shop, office, restaurant or clinic? Start with what the business does to it.
Choose a commercial floor by what the business does to it, not by how it looks in a showroom: foot traffic, water and grease, chemicals, rolling loads, noise, how long you can close, and whether the landlord wants the floor removed at the end of the lease. Offices usually suit carpet tile, vinyl plank or SPC; commercial kitchens need PU screed, epoxy or anti-slip tile laid to falls; clinics use welded sheet vinyl; gyms use rubber; retail and showrooms use tile, SPC or polished concrete. ClickBina's guides put mid-range SPC at RM7–RM13 per sq ft installed and polished concrete at RM12 – RM22 per sq ft; a site visit is RM150, waived if you go ahead.
Before looking at samples, answer these for each area of the premises:
The answers usually narrow the choice to two options before price is even discussed.
| Business | Usual choices | Why | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Carpet tile, vinyl plank (LVT), SPC | Quiet, easy to replace in sections, works with raised floors | Office flooring guide |
| Commercial kitchen | PU screed, epoxy, anti-slip tile | Water, grease, heat and heavy cleaning; laid to falls | Kitchen flooring guide |
| Cafe and restaurant dining | Porcelain or homogeneous tile, vinyl plank | Spills and chair movement; the look matters | Large-format tile guide |
| Retail and showroom | Tile, SPC, polished concrete | Durable under foot traffic; suits the brand look | Polished concrete guide |
| Clinic | Sheet vinyl with welded seams and coved skirting | Seamless and easy to disinfect | Clinic finishes guide |
| Gym and studio | Rubber flooring | Absorbs impact and dropped weights | Gym rubber flooring guide |
| Warehouse and factory | Concrete repair and floor coatings | Forklifts, pallet jacks and chemicals | Factory floor repair guide |
Most premises need more than one floor: a restaurant's kitchen and dining room, a clinic's waiting area and treatment rooms, a showroom's display floor and back store. Plan the junctions between them at the same time.
ClickBina's office flooring guide describes carpet tile as the open-plan default, vinyl plank (LVT) as thin and flexible, and SPC as a rigid click plank that is louder underfoot and relies on a flat subfloor. It also warns that noise is the factor offices forget: hard floors carry footsteps and chair noise, which matters in an open office and to the tenant below. Where there are floor boxes or a raised floor, carpet tile is the easiest to lift and relay in sections.
Chair castors are the other office test. Hard floors show wear lines where chairs roll all day, so ask for a suitable wear layer or chair mats in the busiest spots.
A commercial kitchen floor is wet, greasy, hot and scrubbed daily. ClickBina's kitchen flooring guide compares PU screed (the heavy-duty choice), epoxy (seamless and cheaper, with limits) and anti-slip tiles (familiar, repairable, grout-dependent), and stresses falls to the drains and coving at the walls. The dining room is a different problem: spills, chair legs and appearance. Tile and vinyl plank are common there, with anti-slip ratings chosen for any wet zone. ClickBina's anti-slip tiles guide explains what the ratings mean.
Shops need a floor that survives foot traffic and looks right for the brand. Large-format tiles give a clean, premium look but need a flat bed and careful laying. SPC is quick to install and quieter. Polished concrete suits an industrial look; ClickBina's polished concrete guide notes that true polished concrete needs the right slab and that concrete-look overlays are common where the slab is not suitable. In a mall, check the landlord's rules on floor finishes and adhesives before choosing.
Clinics need seamless, washable floors: welded sheet vinyl with coved skirting is the usual choice in treatment rooms, as explained in our clinic finishes guide. Salons and spas get water, hair and chemicals near the wash points and need an easy-clean, slip-resistant floor there. Gyms need impact absorption where weights drop, which is what rubber flooring is for. Dance and yoga studios usually want a smooth, resilient floor with some give.
Most commercial flooring failures start below the floor: an uneven slab, damp coming up through it, or old adhesive left behind. Budget for preparation such as grinding, levelling or hacking out old tiles, and test for moisture before laying vinyl or epoxy.
Downtime is often the deciding factor. Click-lock SPC and carpet tile go down fast and can be done in sections; resin floors need curing time; tiles need the adhesive and grout to set. Finally, read the lease: many landlords require the premises to be returned to bare condition, so the cost of removing the floor later belongs in the decision. Our shop reinstatement guide covers that end of the lease.
| Floor | Indicative price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-range SPC, installed | RM7–RM13 per sq ft | ClickBina office flooring guide |
| Vinyl plank (LVT), supplied and installed | RM6–RM10 per sq ft | ClickBina office flooring guide |
| Polished concrete | RM12 – RM22 per sq ft | ClickBina polished concrete guide |
| Self-levelling epoxy | RM10 – RM18 per sq ft | ClickBina kitchen flooring guide |
| Homogeneous (full-body) tile, supply and lay | RM15 – RM30 per sq ft | ClickBina kitchen flooring guide |
| Porcelain tile, supply and lay | RM18 – RM35 per sq ft | ClickBina kitchen flooring guide |
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💬 WhatsApp for a quoteThese are indicative 2026 Klang Valley ranges from ClickBina's own guides. Carpet tile, sheet vinyl, PU screed and rubber vary widely by product and thickness and are priced per project. Preparation, night work and phasing add to any of them.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| Survey | Measure the areas, check the slab level and moisture, note drains and floor boxes |
| Selection | Pick the floor for each zone and agree the junction details |
| Landlord approval | Submit the specification if the landlord or mall requires it |
| Preparation | Remove old floor, grind, level and repair |
| Laying and finishing | Install, cure where needed, fit skirtings and trims |
Send ClickBina the premises type (office, shop, F&B, clinic, gym or warehouse), the floor area of each zone, the current floor finish, the scope and when the premises can close.
ClickBina handles commercial renovation and fit-out works and coordinates the trades, including flooring, subfloor preparation, skirtings and the finishes around them, and can plan the work in phases or after hours. WhatsApp us your job details for a quote. We reply within the hour, the price we agree is a flat price with no hidden charges, and a site visit is RM150, waived if you go ahead.
Methodology: this page is a selector that points to ClickBina's detailed floor guides; every price is an indicative 2026 Klang Valley range already published on one of them.
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