Splashaway Bay at CocoCay. Photo credit: Royal Caribbean
Did you know that despite being manufactured primarily as geometric tiles, Life Floor can be custom cut into any shape imaginable? From curvy designs to themed imagery and from games to giant logos, we’ve done it! Read more to learn about some of these popular design options that stray from our standard offerings to offer a more customized experience.
For theming opportunities, we’ve cut anything from life-sized surfboards to giant paw prints and sandy islands into our floors.
Captain Jill’s Galleon at CocoCay.
Photo credit: Royal Caribbean
Beach Haven, Australia
Curvy or circular designs are a popular choice for customers looking for a more organic look.
For added play value at the surface level, we’ve created games to add to the guest experience for our customers as well.
One of our most popular requests is to add elements of branding to surfaces - from giant logos to inlays that represent the facilities where they’re installed.
As you can see, the opportunities and options are truly endless!
So how do we do it?
The process varies by project. In some cases, like in the instance of giant circles, organic shapes can be hand cut on site by a skilled installation team. Large swooping curves can often be achieved this way as well.
In other cases, projects come factory cut with labeled parts and diagrams to streamline the install process on site and to ensure design accuracy.
Why don’t all customers take this approach?
These designs are all amazing and we love that we’re able to create them! Unfortunately, some of these examples are out of budget for some customers. When dealing with curvy or custom designs, more material is needed to account for the amount of scrap created when trimming our square tiles to create these shapes. Installation costs are a bit higher as well due to the attention to detail needed to get the designs installed properly.
Is there a more budget-friendly way to custom cut designs?
Of course! In some cases, customers have opted for a repeatable inlay that can be cut from a single tile to help brand or theme their space. A great example of this is the maple leaf inlay we created for the Maple Grove Community Center.
In other cases, a custom design only covers a small portion of a project while the rest of the design sticks with some of our more budget-friendly design options like our preferred colors or standard tile shapes. At the Courtyard by Marriott Anaheim, a few custom inlays and activities were interspersed throughout our simple pattern of square tiles in our High Tide theme.
Another great way to incorporate a curved design is to limit the amount of tiles that need to be trimmed into a custom shape. At the splash pad at the Australia Zoo, only the perimeter of the “pond” needed to be cut while all other tiles could be installed as full square pieces.
While these projects all take a little extra effort during the design, manufacturing, and installation processes, we always love the results! Have an idea in mind that you’d like to explore with our team? Reach out to us and we’ll do our best to make it a reality!
