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When North Mountain Middle School students and faculty step

into their gymnasium and multipurpose room, they see and feel a

great sense of school pride. North Mountain colors abound, and

a custom logo at midcourt lets any visitors know they’re in the

home of the Huskies. There’s assuredly a sense of pride for the San

Jacinto Unified School District (USD) as well, which assembled the

beautiful gym and multipurpose room by maximizing every dollar of

its flooring budget.

Situated 90 minutes east of Los Angeles, California, San Jacinto

USD selected Signature Flooring to design and provide floors to

meet its needs, while staying within a tight financial budget for the

new gym and multipurpose room. Signature Flooring suggested

using Standard Excelon® Imperial® Texture Vinyl Composition Tile

(VCT) and Striations BBT™ bio-flooring. Striations was selected

based on its striated visual, which resembles hardwood commonly

found on basketball courts. In addition to on-trend product visuals,

both VCT and BBT are sustainably crafted from 85% limestone for

superior durability and FloorScore® certified for low emissions,

contributing to a healthy school environment.

Project: North Mountain Middle School

Location: San Jacinto, California

Designer / Architect: Signature Flooring, Inc.

Armstrong Flooring: Striations BBT™ Bio-Flooring,

Standard Excelon® Imperial® Texture VCT

Featured skus: T3614, T3616, T3602 (Striations);

51824, 51941 (Excelon)

This combination is an ideal solution for schools aiming to achieve

sustainability goals while attaining a unique design.

Premium Excelon Feature Tile and Strip — in black, blue, and red

— provided distinguishing lines at the 3-point arc, baselines, and

painted keys, while the stand-out logo at midcourt was water-jet cut

and inlaid within the VCT and BBT design.

All of this custom design work fell within the flooring budget, and the

cost-effective VCT doubled as a durable option to allow the area to

function as both a gym and a multipurpose room, which includes

a stage. The installed version of this stylish and sustainable flooring

— including the custom logo and games lines — saved the school

district more than 50% compared to a quoted rubber sheet flooring.

“The school was able to save a lot of money in the material cost,

which was substantially less than other quotes,” said Mike Gray, a

sales representative and part owner of Signature Flooring. “California

schools are often on a tight budget, and this really gave the junior

high a lot of bang for their buck with what they got. They became

very interested when the midcourt logo fit into the budget, and when

North Mountain Middle School, Building Husky PrideCustom Gym Installation Earns Award for Most Maximized Budget

they learned that the game lines are part of the inlaid VCT. There

was no painting lines and maintenance that needed to be done, like

on a rubber floor.”

This magnificent work by Signature Flooring earned the company a

Spark Award for Most Maximized Budget from Fuse Alliance, and

recognized Signature Flooring’s ability to provide North Mountain

Middle School the best value for its budget. Fuse Alliance is a

member-owned organization of professional, commercial flooring

contractors. Annually, Fuse Alliance hands out its Spark Awards,

which celebrate design excellence in projects installed by network

members and represent outstanding craftsmanship, skill, and

expertise in the flooring industry.

“I’ve worked with Armstrong Flooring products my entire career,”

said Gray, who’s worked in the industry over 40 years. “Armstrong

Flooring consistently offers a great value for the price, and it’s a

quality product. We were able to give the customer a great floor

for their budget, and we’re proud we were able to maximize it in

that way.”

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