Benefits of a Cork Floor

A cork floor is now among the preferred flooring materials for people looking for quality and beauty. It works exclusively well at both residential and commercial locations. Superior elasticity, warmth, softness and insulation features added with aesthetics become the main factors why you may want a cork floor in your home or office. Here is a selected list of the benefits a cork floor has to offer:

• A cork floor insulates against heat and cold and maintains a warm temperature in your home.

• It has excellent acoustical-dampening properties - this makes for a quieter interior!

• A cork floor is anti-static.

• It is a completely natural product, largely unchanged by processing.

• It is rated as one of the most environmentally friendly building materials.

• It is very comfortable to walk upon because of its naturally cushioning nature. Due to the compressed air in the millions of cork cells, a cork floor gives a very soft feeling under the feet. It is also known to give a comfortable support to people standing on their feet for long.

• Due to its elastic nature and miniature cells composition, it is an extremely durable flooring material.

• A cork floor is a great flooring option for people with allergies. Suberin, a naturally occurring substance in cork, prevents the cultivation of mold and keeps away bugs and dust mites.

• Because of Suberin, cork flooring is also naturally resistant to deterioration and water damage.

• Cork is fire resistant and also does not release any toxic gases on combustion.