All over the United States cork floors are becoming popular because they offer a very unique and also a very beautiful finish. You can lay cork floors anywhere in your home including in our kitchen and bathroom. When you are considering replacing your current flooring you must think about choosing cork floor.

Cork for flooring is harvested from a cork oak tree. This is not like when hardwood floors are made because the cork tree is not cut down to produce the flooring. The cork from the cork tree is harvested every nine years. One side of the tree is stripped of the cork and this is the cork that is used to manufacture the flooring. In turn the tree is not killed and the forest is unharmed, like new hardwood floors. It is a good choice for the environment if you chose cork floors.

Cork trees can live for a couple centuries this is because they are not killed in this cork harvesting process. The process that is used to obtain hardwood floors is one that kills the trees and the new trees need to grow for up to fourty years before becoming mature. Also the cork floors are produced from the waste products from corks from wine bottles, which is not to be confused with new hardwood floors. Therefore cork is harvested and the floors are made in an environmentally fashion.

This doesn’t mean that the cork floors are not very beautiful; they are in fact beautiful and unique. You can choose from a variety of colors and styles too. Any color and many patterns to choose from such as cork, hardwood, or marble, and new cork floors. The finished product of your cork floors can come in an array of different patterns.

If you decide that you are going to install cork floors you will be doing the environment some good. For many years to come your new cork floors will be a great conversation piece.

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