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Cork floors are part of the current and very important trend toward eco-friendly building materials. This durable, sound-absorbing wood bark is most certainly worse than its bite. That is to say that the material we know as cork is actually manufactured using only the bark of cork trees, bark which regenerates over time so that it can be re-harvested without any permanent harm to the tree itself.

Cork flooring comes in tiles or planks which snap together via a tongue-and-groove fabrication. Cork floors in general are floating floors; no nails, screws or other fasteners are used to install the flooring. Floating cork floors are relatively easy to install yourself and may be laid over just about any surface, including carpet. Wedges or blocks are used between the wall and the flooring on all sides during installation to prevent movement. Cork flooring planks should be acclimated to the room they'll be floating in for at least a few days before installation. An underlayment should always be used.

Cork floors are considered "green floors" for their renewable traits. Traditionally, cork flooring has been manufactured in planks that are roughly three feet long and 12 inches wide. Now, however, in the effort to conform to the familiar look of hardwood floors, cork floors are available in much narrower planks.

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