Have you gotten tired of those funny sounds that floors sometimes make when you walk on them? Old floors can get really waxy and gummy and look really, really dingy. Perhaps it’s time to check out some new types of floors that are becoming popular. Cork flooring is becoming an excellent choice for flooring. It’s environmentally friendly (cork oak trees re-grow this inner bark in a few years) so it’s renewable, like giant bamboo is. Although giant bamboo is cut down, it’s just a grass and it does get big really fast so that’s the feature that makes it very “green”. Cork flooring usually comes in tile form and these do vary in quality and coloration, so checking out some samples online at floormall.com will steer you in the right direction.
One advantage to cork flooring is that you will not be sticking to it. Cork can be sealed quite nicely so you won’t worry about the porosity very much. Cork provides warmth and insulation and a certain “bounciness” to your floors. It’s a new and quite in vogue flooring product for offices, especially. There are some sound insulating qualities which make it a great choice for the home office. Libraries, if you are so fortunate to have one of these book repositories in your home, or a den, also are good candidates for cork flooring. A lot of homeowners can install cork floors themselves but the product may not be available in all home improvement stores. You can look online at the various types, availability, and installation tips. Visiting a good site like floormall.com will get you on the right track.
Cork is used for many other things in homes, and not just for the floors. There’s every college student’s dream of a giant bulletin board where they can stick schedules and photos from home. In the home office you can also make a section of cork on the wall in front of a desk. To make this bulletin area more home-like, wrapping a few diagonals of ribbon so that it crisscrosses a bulletin board enables you to slip in photos and notes without having to use pushpins etc. In fact, if you have a few cork tiles left over from your cork flooring project, you can make one of these as a unique gift. Always save a few pieces or sections of any flooring you install, for repairs at a later date. Store them where you’ll be able to get them out if needed!
If you want some information on any types of flooring products, cork flooring included, or any advice or tips for buying or installation, then take a look at floormall.com. There’s a ton of info on this site that will help you.
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