Tools and Tips: Cork Floors, Demystified
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
In a word association exercise, most people, upon hearing Cork, would burst out with words like wine bottle, coaster, or bulletin board. But here’s a new one: My new kitchen floor!
Cork floors are rapidly gaining in popularity. Perhaps the biggest reason for that is the eco-friendly nature of cork products. Cork trees are prominent in Spain, Portugal, and Tunisia and can live up to 800 years. Cork comes from the bark of the tree only. The bark is harvested about every nine years and then grows back, doing no harm to the tree itself.
