Thinking of buying cork flooring? It's a superb choice,
and here's why...
To buy cork flooring is to make a floor covering
choice that is sure to turn you into the proud owner of one of the most
visually stunning floors available! Without exception it's a superb choice
with very few flooring rivals that can beat
its level of under foot comfort, nor its natural sound suppression
and thermal insulation properties!
Buying cork flooring is a good move, for cork clearly has a wealth of useful benefits but that's not all,
it will enhance the beauty of
your home with a character that is quite unmatched by any other type
of floor. What's more, cork is a highly sustainable and environmentally friendly material
which means that you can buy a cork floor covering without
feeling that your purchase is having an impact on an already fragile
environment.
Purchasing your cork floor on the internet will usually mean
making big savings, but it can also be difficult unless you know
exactly who and where to buy from. There are also so many options to
consider which can make it confusing, especially if you are buying
for the first time. Our aim is to set you straight with the facts
about cork flooring so we have compiled the following information which we hope will help
you to proceed in confidence with your purchase. One thing is for
sure, we are certain to help bring you that vital step
closer to being the proud owner of what is the most unique flooring
product on the market today.
Flooring that is priced to please - You'll be floored with your
cork purchase!
Pricing of good quality cork flooring starts at a very affordable
$2.50 s/f
and goes up to more than $8.00 s/f for the premium
brands. As pricing will most often be the primary deciding factor when making a flooring purchase
it will be beneficial to work out how much you can afford to spend
prior to actually selecting the cork floor that you want. When
making your decision, do remember that cork floors, as with other
wooden flooring, can be worth
spending a bit more on as one is likely to increase the value
of your home, and that's in addition to the look you will achieve,
which will simply be priceless. Cork
floors can mostly be categorized into the following price
ranges.
- Under $3.49
- $3.50 - $4.49
- $4.50 - $5.49
- $5.50 and Above
Popular Brands Of Cork Flooring
The following floor brands are the ones that we found to be the most
popular of those currently being sold online
- APC Cork Floors
- BHK Glueless Cork Flooring
- Eurocork Cork Floor
- NovaCork Flooring
- Parador Cork Floor
- Westhollow Cork Flooring
- Woodstock Cork
Installation Types
Traditionally, cork floors used to come in the form of tiles that were
messy and difficult to install. Such types are still available but
nowadays consumers have a wide
choice of cork floating floors available to them, as tiles or
planks, that offer easy installation as many of them incorporate
click or snap lock joints that eliminate the need to use glue. This is now the preferred
installation type and has largely contributed to the increase in
popularity of cork as a flooring of choice in recent years due to it
being relatively easy for even a semi skilled handyperson to work
with.
To further ease and speed up the installation process, the majority of cork flooring comes factory prefinished with a
top coat of tough UV acrylic. Another finish that some
manufacturers use is water based, which may not be as tough as
the UV types but certainly makes for a much 'greener' finished product.
Cork flooring color options galore...For
your buying pleasure
A wide choice of cork floor color and shade options await you,
and means you will certainly
find something that matches the overall color scheme that you
wish to pair it with. With the additional options of light, medium
and dark shades the choices are almost infinite.
Perhaps one
piece of advice in relation to choosing a color would be to think about what changes may take place
in your home in the future. If you are the kind of person that
decorates every year or two you may want to choose a fairly neutral color
that will fit easily with just about any color scheme. If you tend to
wait longer periods of time between decorating then you may want to be a little
more adventurous and choose a more exotic color. The choice is
yours, and yours alone. To help you on your way, here are a few
color examples.
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| Odysseus
Creme |
Terracotta |
Cronus
Natural |
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| Hera Natural |
Mount Lorne |
Athene
Blue-Black |
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So, you are almost there. We hope that our tips
have helped to bring you a step closer to purchasing a cork floor that
is right for you.
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