Information About Cork Floors
All About Cork Floors
All over the United States cork floors are becoming popular because they offer a very
unique and also a very beautiful finish. You can lay cork floors anywhere in your home including in our kitchen and
bathroom. When you are considering replacing your current flooring you must think about choosing cork floor.
Cork for flooring is harvested from a cork oak tree. This is not like when hardwood floors are made because the
cork tree is not cut down to produce the flooring. The cork from the cork tree is harvested every nine years. One
side of the tree is stripped of the cork and this is the cork that is used to manufacture the flooring. In turn the
tree is not killed and the forest is unharmed. Cork flooring is a major environmental choice.
It has been believed that the cork trees live for over two hundred years because they are not killed. The
process that is used to obtain hardwood floors is one that kills the trees and the new trees need to grow for up to
fourty years before becoming mature. The cork flooring is made from the waste product from the cork that is used in
wine bottles. So the cork is retained in an environmentally way and it has been made form a product that would have
been thrown away.
Remember that this doesn't mean that the cork floors are not attractive because they are some of the most
beautiful floors that are made today. You can choose from a variety of colors and styles too. Any color and many
patterns to choose from such as cork, hardwood, or marble. The product that you come up with will be unique and
there are so many to create.
If you decide that you are going to install cork floors you will be doing the environment some good. Your cork
floors will also be a conversation topic for many years.
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