Cork flooring can be durable, beautiful and very environmentally friendly. The question is often asked where does cork flooring come from? The cork oak trees in Portugal and Spain as well as some cork type birch trees in China supply the majority of cork flooring, cork underlayment and cork bulletin boards around the world.
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Cork flooring has been getting more and more popular. Enjoy a quick video about some of the new cork flooring styles which feature beveled edged planks. This is a VERY popular choice with designers and architects today.
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Cork has been used for ages as a small plug for bottled wine called stopper. These days, corks are being used a flooring material that provides extremely durable but stylish type of flooring. The product is known for being dependable and eco-friendly. It perfectly suited for your kitchen and dining room flooring as it...
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Q: My husband and I want to put cork in our bedroom/business areas on the second floor. We are looking at Granville Grey or Rainforest Green Eurocork and a few others with reddish or green swirling effects versus the cork or particle board look. We were hoping to spend about $3.99/floating plank. So here...
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Q: We want to float a floor in our basement over a cement slab, but can’t tell when looking through all the products out there, which are recommended for below grade installation? I know in our local home shop they have them on display by grade (above/below) but when looking on line I can’t...
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Q: I will be building a new office and am considering using cork flooring. I am concerned about how it will wear under areas where an office chair will roll on it all day. Thanks, Bill A: Cork can work very well in an office setting, in fact we have a very large area...
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Q: We have just built a garage with a room above it. We are wondering what type of flooring would be best for an area used for weight lifting and aerobic activities and also would be easy to care for since the kids will be using part of the room and having their friends...
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Q: I am planning to replace the carpet in my family room with a floating cork floor (Westhollow Cordoba Natural). I haven’t checked, but I’m pretty sure that the sub floor is concrete, since the family room was added on to the house sometime after the original build. What kind of underlayment would work...
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Q: I am looking for some light-weight eco-friendly flooring for our elevators in our condo. Do you have suggestions. It is a contemporary building with two main elevators that get a lot of traffic. But it has to look nice and react well to people. Can you help me or suggest some ideas? Thanks,...
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Q: I am expanding my kitchen and some part of the expansion will be over an open area underneath; therefore, I want to put in a heated floor, preferably electrical. I like the look of cork or bamboo floating floors. Can I put a heated system under these products?Gloria, Silver Springs, MD Click Below...
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