Posted by stella on 2006-06-03 20:26:49
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in terms of safety, your best bet is concrete. i know the floor at the craft center at my school is concrete in the glass and jewelry areas.
however, it doesn't seem like glass crafting involves anything all that flammable. they use soldering irons for soldering and enclosed kilns for fusing... so you might be able to use linoleum or vinyl flooring, which is less ugly and less fatiguing to stand on.
in either case, make sure you incorporate anti-fatigue mats into the flooring plan anywhere people will be standing for long periods, like the sink or a cutting area. i know they're not pretty, but as a person who has worked places with concrete and vinyl floors, they are necessary.
