Would you like to go Green with a cork floor? If you are building a new home or remodeling your home, concerning the floor, choose it wisely. There are many types of flooring materials from which to choose. A cork floor may well be your best choice. If you decide on using cork flooring you will not only be using a sustainable product, you will enjoy the comfort, longevity, and beauty, that a cork floor will provide you for years to come.
Cork Flooring is eco-friendly. Harvesting cork from the cork oak tree makes it sustainable becasue, as mentioned, no harm is done to the tree during harvesting. The cork oak bark is carefully removed from the cork oak tree about every 10 years or so. The tree is not harmed during harvesting, the bark is removed and the tree continues to grow the cork, which makes a cork floor truly sustainable.
Cork flooring is made up of a variety of beautiful colors so installing it in any room in your home will certainly enhance your home's beauty. A cork floor is a great choice for more than just being unique and elegant. There are several sound reasons for choosing cork flooring.
Cork adds quiet to any room where it is installed. A cork floor will absorb the noise made from someone with hard healed shoes walking on the floor above, or loud music being played in the basement.
Not only is a cork floor an effective sound barrier, a cork floor is extremely durable. Furthermore, it is nice to walk on with bare feet, because it bounces back to its original form. In other words as you walk on cork flooring, it compresses and then it reforms to the orginial shape after the weight is removed. It is perfect for kids and pets alike.
A cork floor will be cozy for everyone. Like I said, cork can be used anywhere in the home, the family room or the den would be a perfect place to install it. Wait, did I say perfect place? You can install a cork floor in the kitchen, the bathroom, the basement, the garage, the gym, the hallway, or the bedroom. Where ever in the home you choose to install a cork floor, you will be convinced, is the perfect place.