Benefits of Cork Flooring
Cork flooring has many desirable qualities and are beneficial
to homeowners looking for new and exciting ways to revamp
the look of their home.
Cork Floor Durability
Cork flooring is naturally resistant to wear and tear, because
it is not really affected due to its cellular composition
against friction and impact. When pressure is applied to cork,
the gas in its cells are compressed and volume of it reduces
very quickly. When pressure is released, cork recovers to
its original shape quickly. Even furniture and high heels
across its surface cannot damage the surface! Cork flooring
tiles are usually protected with an enviromentally friendly
urethatne that contains no formaldehyde. Also, found in cork
is Suberine, an inherent waxy substance. This helps cork in
a way that it is impervious to liquid as well as gases, with
an end result that cork will not rot, and it may therefore
be considered the best seal available.
Cork Flooring and hypoallergenic qualities
Cork does not cause allergies due to the fact that it does
not absorb dust.
Thermal and acoustic insulation
Cork has over 100 million cell per cubic inch that is filled
with air, and with that type of cellular structure, it incapacitates
external forces such as sound and temperature. Cork is resistant
to temperature changes.
Cork flooring is fire resistant
Cork does not release any toxic gases on combustion, and
it is also naturally a fire inhibitor, it will not spread
a flame.
Repellent of insects and anti-microbial
The inherent substance of cork, the suberin, is a natural
insect repellent. Termites are even unwelcome when it comes
to cork. Cork is also anti-microbial.
Cork floors and the ease of maintaining
Sweeping and mopping is the general maintenance of cork flooring.
Cork floors do not require waxing. When the finish starts
to wear off, every couple of years, just lightly sand the
surface of the floor and reapply a new coating of urethane.
The floor will last for many years to come!
Friendly to the earth and the enviroment
The cork tree has renewable bark, the only part of the tree
that is used, so trees are not cut down in order to manufactur
the flooring.
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