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Cork As Your Flooring Alternative

Cork Flooring

Great floors do not just serve a function. Natural cork happens to be a floor covering option that substantially enhances the ecological sensibility of the space. Cork is a renewable resource that is harvested from the bark of the tree every nine years, causing no damage to the tree.

The cork oak tree primarily grows around the Mediterranean basin and Portugal is the largest producer of cork. The benefit of cork is derived from its honey-comb cellular structure where each cubic centimeter comprises of over 40 million hexagonal cells. 90% of the cork tissue contains an air-like gas that makes it lightweight and low density. Read more »