As a Flooring Choice - Cork Goes Beyond the call of Duty.
It contains Hypo Allergenic and Anti Static properties.
Producing fewer allergic producing elements. It does not "off-gas" or shed microfibers and limits the static one gets when walking on a floor on a dry winter day. Less pops and better breathing!
Insulating - Cork flooring has the ability to maintain a comfortable floor temperature despite the outside temperature. It's perfect for basements or homes with crawl spaces to take off that chilly edge.
Sound Absorbing - Institutions such as hospitals, schools and office buildings have been using cork for under layment between floors creating a superior sound barrier for years.
Cork has been used for flooring for over 100 years serving a more behind the scenes role of under layments for floors, linoleum and as a common material used in baseboards and moldings.
And, we've all enjoyed the benefits of cork boards, wine sealing cork and the various puncture fun pragmatism of of its nature.
Cork Flooring?
A Superior Choice.
Shock Absorbing - Cork is considered a hardwood yet it provides some "give" due to it's literally millions of comfort creating air cells, that naturally grow in honey comb type formation throughout the bark. It's a great flooring choice for kitchens and other stand up a lot - rooms.
Mildew, Rot and Fire Resistant - Considering the fact that is is the protective bark of the tree it's easy to understand how it naturally protects against the more corrosive elements.
Natural Insect Repellent - Suberin is found naturally in the fibers of the cork which is a natural insect repellent - helps to ward off those pesky, destructive termites and annoying sugar ants.
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