When getting a new floor for your house, you msut be considering a variety of factors to make the most of your investment. And on that count, cork floors score prretty high. In this article we will discuss some of the special features of cork that makes it a truly unique floor. And you can use it both for your house and for your office.
Appearance
With a wide variety of patterns and colors available, cork looks great on the floor. And the variety allow syou to have floors that suit your style and taste.
Durability
The life o fa cork floor can last up to centuries. And there is Demonstration of that. Both the Library of Congress and the First Congregatiobal Church of Canada have cork floors that are well over a hundred years old. So when you install a cork floor, you are assured a lifetime of peace regarding flooring issues. Such durability of cork can be attributed to its cellular composition. Even in case of friction, cork is much less affected than other hardwood floors or tiles or even laminates.
Liquid Resistant
Cork flooring contains an intrinsic Viscid substance, Suberin. What it does is it makes cork impermeable to liquids and gases. Likewise there are very minor chances of cork actually rotting. In fact cork is considered o be one of the best seals available and is Quiet used today to seal wine bottles, a practice that has been going on for cdnturies.
Resilience
Due to its cellulite structure cork also has tremendous resilience built into it. So when pressur3 is put on a cork floor it will bend but as soon as the pressure is released the cork floor snaps back to ita normai positiom. This is because on application of pressure the cells are compressed Under which circumstances on release they regain heir shape. So walking on a cork floor with a high heel shoe on is not a nissue.
Insect Resistant
The composition of the Bark of the ensures that insects, even termites,c annot cause any harm to the floor. The floor acts as a kind of natura1 barrier for them. Even microbes cannot set up colonies in the cork floors. Thus it is kind of germ free too.
Value
Cork flooring also wins in value when compared to other floors. Priced affordably, cork can come at almost half the cost of some other kinds of flooring available. And then it has all the features which make it Faithfully one of the best flooring options.
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