Cork Floor Tile Beautifies Your Kitchen

2007-03-08 10:33:40

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Cork flooring has so many endearing qualities. It is soft enough for children to roll around on; it is porous enough to absorb sound very well; and, it is durable enough to last a long time. In addition, the cork floor comes from a renewable resource so you may call it green flooring. Natural cork flooring is once again having a moment of resurgent popularity, and you may want to consider one in your home.

Perhaps you could install cork floor tiles in your kitchen. The softness of cork floors can provide a welcome cushion for your tired feet as you stand for long stretches doing your cooking and kitchen chores. The added advantage of this cushion effect may well be fewer broken dinnerware and glassware. The resilience of cork floor tile will allow it to spring back into shape if you drop some heavy things on it.

If you look closely, you'll find that cork floor tiles come in a wide spectrum of shades. The air-filled granules also come in different sizes, and you'll see different patterns. Add to that the manufacturers' use of different pigments and other compatible materials blended with cork. To add to the beauty of your kitchen, you could possibly mix and match different cork floor tiles to create distinctive patterns and unique designs.

When buying your cork tile flooring make sure to look for products where the wear layer has a density of at least 34 pounds per cubic foot. Another critical thing you might want to check is the presence of urea formaldehyde adhesives, which are common binders in plywood and engineered boards like cork flooring. You will want to minimize formaldehyde level in the house, so select cork floor tile brands that use other binders that contain urea formaldehyde. There are products that use polyurethane binders or urea melamine.


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