Its hard to find a downside to this amazingly versatile material! The best part about the Cork Oak, indigenous to Northwest Africa and Southwest Europe, is that it lives for 200 years and the cork itself is sustainably harvested every nine years without any tree fatalities! Whats better, this woody tissue is buoyant, fire resistant, impermeable and elastic. You may have unwitting used cork when playing a wind instrument, throwing a baseball, or using boating and fishing equipment. Now that word is getting out about this amazing material, you can find all kinds of items made of cork. At corkstore.com, cork luggage, serving trays, and even furniture are sold. Although its traditionally known as a means to stop bottles and for bulletin boards, cork is quickly finding its way into our homes and local home improvement and supermarkets as flooring material. While cork was recently awarded the most sustainable way to stop a bottle (compared to twist-off aluminum and plastic caps), cork flooring is actually a bi-product of cork bottling manufacturing, so its a completely recycled product. It comes in a variety of colors, lengths and shapes. One can buy a roll, tiles, or snap-together planks. Its runs about the same price as a regular hardwood floor and comes with a 25 year warranty at Walmart, but its warm and soft on your feet on cold mornings like carpet, yet still bears a polished look! Save your feet, give your floors a new, sustainable look and feel good about letting your two-year old play on cork floorboards!
I didnt know that cork flooring is actually a bi-product of cork bottling manufacturing,