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It’s warm, a bit resilient, and water resistent… Something like sheet goods rather than tiles. I have no experience working with cork flooring and would appreciate comments on the proposed application as well as the material itself.
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Ideal for bathrooms, tiles are easier to lay.
Natural cork is a bit boring -- look at the colored cork. If you do decide to go with one of the light-colored tiles make sure your coating is non-yellowing.
Sanding cork is a little tricky in that if you allow it to become too hot through friction the grain swells and gives the floor an orange peel appearance, -- another reason to use the colored finished tiles.
*Cork (or any natural wood product) is not recommended where water may pond.Water will get between the joints and do damage.Vinyl tiles will do the same, that's why we see so much sheet vinyl in bathrooms. Cork will absorb and release water. Being a natural product will as a result breath. This will cause gaps between the tiles for water to penetrate and therefore do the damage.Cork is without a doubt one of the best floorings in the world, but not for bathrooms or laundries.Gabe
*I agree w/ Gabe that it's not for a bathroom, but is great elsewhere. We have a dormitory that utilized cork floors in all it's bedrooms. The original cork was put down in the 1940's and is just now starting to fail in this rather "harsh" environment we call student housing. We do NOT have it in bathrooms. If you like it, I would suggest your bedroom floor. You could walk around in bare feet in February and swear that you had radiant floor heating! It ain't cheap, but is comfy.
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It's warm, a bit resilient, and water resistent... Something like sheet goods rather than tiles. I have no experience working with cork flooring and would appreciate comments on the proposed application as well as the material itself.