Porcelain or ceramic — which is better?

Porcelain is denser and absorbs almost no water (0.5% or less), so it’s the better choice for floors, showers, wet areas and outdoors. Ceramic is a bit softer and more affordable and is excellent for walls, backsplashes and light-traffic floors.

What PEI rating do I need for floor tile?

Use PEI 3 or higher for residential floors, and PEI 4–5 for heavy traffic or commercial spaces. PEI 1–2 tiles are meant for walls and light use only. We make sure the tile matches where it’s going.

Can tile look like wood?

Yes — wood-look plank porcelain gives you the warmth and grain of wood with the waterproof toughness of tile. It’s ideal for bathrooms, laundry rooms and homes with pets, where real wood wouldn’t be a good fit.

Does tile or grout need to be sealed?

Natural stone and cement-based grout should be sealed and periodically re-sealed; most glazed porcelain and ceramic does not need sealing. Epoxy and stain-resistant grouts cut down on maintenance. We seal what needs it as part of the job.

Is tile a good choice for showers?

Tile is the gold standard for showers when it’s installed over proper waterproofing with the right slope and a quality pan. The waterproofing behind the tile is what prevents leaks — it’s where cheap shower jobs fail, and where we don’t cut corners.

How do I clean tile floors?

Sweep or vacuum, then damp-mop with a pH-neutral cleaner — tile is one of the easiest floors to keep clean. Keep grout fresh by wiping spills and cleaning it periodically; re-seal cement grout as needed.

RESTAURANT FLOORING · CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

Restaurant & Food Service Flooring

A restaurant floor has three jobs at once: keep your staff on their feet, satisfy the health inspector, and not put you out of business while it is being installed. We do the whole building — the kitchen, the dining room and the entry — and each of those wants a different floor.

Request a Commercial Estimate Call (601) 376-9654

Three Rooms, Three Floors

Back of house	Grease, hot water, dropped pans, twelve-hour shifts. This is where Protect-All earns its money — seamless, certified high-traction, and solid all the way through.
Dining room	This one is a design decision as much as a durability one. Wood-look LVT, porcelain tile and commercial carpet tile all work; what matters is the traffic pattern, the noise and how it is cleaned at close.
Entry & service corridors	Where the water comes in on wet days and where most slip claims start. Entry matting and traction ratings belong in the plan, not as an afterthought.

The number that should decide your kitchen floor is not the square-foot price. It is what a closed kitchen costs you per day, multiplied by how often the floor has to be redone. That is the arithmetic that moves an owner from a coating to a solid floor.

What Owners Actually Ask Us

How long am I closed?

Usually less than you fear. Most kitchens can be phased in sections or done across a scheduled closure, and we work evenings and weekends. We will give you the schedule before you commit, not after.

Can you work around equipment I cannot move?

Yes, and we would rather see it in place at the measure so the plan is real. Tell us what is bolted down, what is on casters and what is on a lease.

Will it pass inspection?

Tell us who inspects you and what they pulled you up on last time. Seamless surfaces, coved edges and a certified traction rating are what usually settle it.

Do you do the dining room too?

Yes — and doing both at once is normally cheaper and faster than two separate projects, because it is one mobilisation and one schedule.

Why an Owner Should Care Who Does It

A commercial kitchen is a plumbing and electrical job as much as a flooring one — floor sinks, trench drains, hard-wired equipment, and heights that have to be right before anything is laid.

Our owner holds a plumbing licence, an electrical licence and a general contractor’s licence, and has been working in kitchens for nearly fifty years. On most kitchen jobs those are three separate companies pointing at each other. Here it is one, and it is the reason we can tell you on day one what is behind the wall and how long you will actually be closed.

Most of our kitchen work has been institutional and franchise — university dining, national quick-service locations on Mississippi campuses, a landmark Mississippi restaurant, and nursing home kitchens. Those clients do not pick on price alone. They pick somebody who will not shut them down for a fortnight.

One Company, Not Four

We are a flooring showroom, a remodeling company and a roofing company under one roof, which for a restaurant owner means the floor, the bathroom refit, the front entry and the roof over it are one phone call and one accountability. If something goes wrong there is nobody to point at but us.

Come and see it on our floor

Photographed in our own showroom at 1138 Weems Street in Pearl — not stock pictures.

Commercial-grade luxury vinyl at the Mississippi Pro Design Center showroom, 1138 Weems Street, Pearl MS

Tell us what your floor is doing to you

Free commercial estimate across Pearl, Jackson, Brandon, Madison, Flowood, Ridgeland and the metro. We will come outside your service hours.

Request a Commercial Estimate Call (601) 376-9654