Natural cork
Natural Cork flooring is similar to floorboard but with additional benefits such as insulation against noise and temperature. Natural Cork flooring is considered the perfect flooring solution because it is easy to maintain, pleasing to the eye, comfortable to walk on, soft and warm, keeps the noise out, insulates against temperature, and yet is rough and tough.
Natural cork flooring is a very multipurpose building material, which has been used successfully to the satisfaction of building owners. One of the main reasons for its attractiveness is the fact that it is renewable, taken from the cork oak and processed with no injury to the plant. Moreover, cork’s environmentally friendly image does not mar its other attributes, making it an extremely workable option as a flooring material.
Cork is unmatched in its functionality and texture. It is also biodegradable and recyclable – attributes that are not to be found in any synthetic flooring material.
Natural cork is used widely in wine bottles as stoppers because it is resistant to moisture and functions as a good insulator. Other applications of natural cork are in footwear and fishing nets. Natural cork flooring is becoming increasingly popular because of its environmentally friendly and other down-to-earth qualities.
Natural cork flooring is one of the many products of bark of the cork oak. The bark is harvested once every nine years in order to safeguard the health of the cork oak tree. Strict harvesting standards have been put into place along with ecologically sound harvesting practices. The health benefits of natural cork flooring are many. For example, microbes, molds, and fungi cannot find a home on the surface of natural cork flooring. People who have a propensity towards allergies will have a much healthier home environment with natural cork flooring.
Natural cork flooring has been the preferred choice for centuries for many reasons, not the least of which is its availability and the fact that it is a renewable resource. A flooring solution that is versatile, attractive, and long lasting, combined with other qualities, make it a very attractive proposition.
