| If you're in the process of remodeling your home, or | | | | This material comes from the bark of the |
| building your dream home, putting a new floor in | | | | Mediterranean cork oak, harvested by hand about |
| might be at the top of your to do list. If you are | | | | once every ten years. Cork grows back without |
| considering installing new flooring why not go with an | | | | harming the tree and the tree itself can live for over |
| eco-friendly flooring material. Cork flooring is one | | | | two centuries. That makes cork one of the greenest |
| option that's both ecologically friendly and attractive. | | | | possible options, since even the excess material gets |
| Conventional flooring products are neither attractive | | | | used in bottle corks. You can get different colors and |
| nor eco-friendly. The majority of floor covering in the | | | | textures, depending on how the cork has been |
| US is nylon carpet. This flooring wears badly and | | | | treated, and the material is naturally resistant to |
| tends to off gas volatile organic compounds, which | | | | insect damage, moisture, and fire. |
| are hazardous to our health. Once nylon carpet wears | | | | Cork flooring is both elegant and beautiful. Cork is a |
| out it's disposed of in a landfill, since it's not | | | | natural shock absorber. Cork flooring works especially |
| biodegradable. | | | | well in areas where you stand a lot like the kitchen. |
| Vinyl flooring which is used in many bathrooms and | | | | Cork also acts as a sound insulator. Cork flooring is |
| kitchens is also bad for our health. Vinyl flooring gives | | | | also extremely durable and requires only periodic |
| off Pthalates which has been blamed for child | | | | vacuuming and damp mopping. It can be installed by |
| development problems. Synthetic laminate woods | | | | gluing and floating. |
| aren't much better. They are made from recycled | | | | There are many reasons to install environmentally |
| lumber waste which comes from fiber board, a short | | | | friendly flooring such as cork. Green flooring lasts |
| lived product that contains a lot of formaldehyde. | | | | longer than carpet or vinyl flooring. It is safe for your |
| Hardwood floors are healthier and fully natural, but | | | | family and the environment. Green flooring is |
| may not have been produced sustainably. You should | | | | recyclable. So why not install green flooring when you |
| also pay attention to the finish that's used on any | | | | need to replace the carpet or vinyl floors in your |
| hardwood floors - most are petroleum based. | | | | house. You'll be glad you did! |
| Cork as a flooring is solid, sustainable, and long lasting. | | | | |