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Return To Flooring Article Archive   Search the Article Archives Find Your Alternative to Expensive Woods in Cork Flooring By Tania Penwell The choice of flooring is crucial for interior decoration. Modern home owners are not content with the design and quality of the typical flooring products - todays environmentally conscious consumers want to build a green home with eco friendly products. That does not mean they are ready to compromise on the grounds of aesthetics or durability. So the modern consumers are on a constant look out for the flooring solutions that are beautiful to look at, comfortable to walk on and easy to care for. Cork flooring can be the answer to all these demands of the modern home owners and it even offers more! Cork flooring comes with the unique benefits of insulation from both temperature and noise. It will pamper your feet with its quiet, soft and warm touches. Its natural qualities can be summed up as elastic, anti-static, sound absorbing, insulating, and anti-allergenic. Cork naturally resist the attacks of mold, mildew, even insects like termites and hence ideal for the persons who suffer from allergy and asthma. It looks fashionable and complements just any décor or blends with any styles of furniture. The toughness, water resistance and abrasion resistance features make the cork flooring ideal for both residential and commercial establishments. Thus you can use it everywhere at your home including your childs room, kitchen, or bathroom as well as in the public buildings such as schools, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, shops and offices. After reaping all of these advantages, it makes you proud to be an environmentally conscious, politically correct twenty first century consumer. Why is cork flooring regarded environmentally friendly? Cork flooring production requires no cut down of cork trees; only the bark is peeled that is also without destroying the tree. The bark grows back within nine years, ready to be harvested again. Cork flooring adds class and style to your home décor but without a price tag to make your heart miss a beat. You will get quality cork flooring at a very affordable $2.50 s/f. For the premium brands you have to spend $8.00 s/f or more. Cork floors are generally categorized into the following price ranges. Under $3.49 $3.50 - $4.49 $4.50 - $5.49 $5.50 and Above Popular brands The world of cork flooring may appear as mind boggling, if you do not make your home work properly. Here are the names of some of the cork flooring brands having the highest internet presence: APC Cork Floors BHK Glueless Cork Flooring Eurocork Cork Floor NovaCork Flooring Parador Cork Floor Westhollow Cork Flooring Woodstock Cork Keep an eye out for the right finish These days, most of the popular brands of cork flooring come with factory pre-finish with a top coat of tough UV acrylic. This gives the flooring a better finish and also speeds up the installation process. Some manufacturers use water based finish. While flooring with water based finish makes a greener finished product, it may not be as long lasting as the UV coated flooring. If you want to do up your home in a true tree huggers way, consider installing cork flooring at your home; you will soon develop a habit of walking barefoot just to get the soft warm touch under your feet. About the Author: Tania Penwell provides information on cork flooring and other DIY topics for A1 Wood Flooring - your guide to finding and caring for beautiful wood floors. Bamboo Wood Flooring

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