Cork flooring is a soft like suede and comfortable flooring option for any room in your home. Due to its porous nature, the air that gets trapped inside cork is a natural shock absorber. This makes it a great choice for areas where you will be standing for long periods of time, like in a kitchen. In addition to being a shock absorber, it is also a sound barrier. The cellular structure of cork flooring reduces noise and vibrations, so it is quieter all around to walk on. When you install flooring materials such as tile or wood, you get noise whenever you walk on it with hard shoes. Not so with cork! Additionally, cork flooring reduces the impact of items dropped on it, lessening the chance of breakage.

Even though cork flooring seems like a relatively new idea in terms of a flooring option, it actually has been used in public buildings (like churches and libraries) since 1898. Builders chose cork for its renewability, its strength, and its durability.

If you have a child who has allergies, you may want to consider installing a cork floor in his room. Cork has natural properties which make it anti-allergenic, as well as resistant to insects. Cork contains a natural waxy substance called suberin, which fend off bugs, mites, and mold. Additionally, suberin protects cork from rotting when wet for long periods of time – this makes it a great choice for the basement.

Cork flooring comes in many different colors and can be bought in different tile shapes and patterns, as well. Cork’s luxurious appeal from the natural, earthy colors exude a rich visual texture to all who gaze upon it. Cork flooring is made from tree bark, which makes it a natural and renewable resource. It is created by stripping the outer bark from the cork oak tree; this process does not harm the tree, and the tree naturally produces more bark. These trees live for around 200 years and are highly prized by their caregivers.

To learn more about High End Cork Flooring, please contact one of our design consultants at 1-800-764-1633.

Expanko Cork Flooring comes in Traditional Tile, Specialty Tile, Contemporary Tile, and their exclusive Artistico Collection. Each collection has its own unique features that will bring a brand new look to any home.

The Traditional Tile from Expanko Cork Flooring comes in matte polyurethane and unfinished, and ranges in thickness from 3/16″ to 5/16″. The tile size of this collection is either a 12″ x 12″ or a 24″ x 24″. You can even order custom options: any dimension up to 12″ x 36″ or 24″ x 24″ and 1/8″, ¼”, 3/8″, or ½” thickness. This collection comes in Traditional Cork – Light, Traditional Cork – Medium, and Traditional Cork – Dark.

For the Specialty Tile, you can choose either matte polyurethane or unfinished as well. Tile thickness comes in options such as 3/16″ and 5/16″. The tile size available is 12″ x 12″, and custom options here include: any dimension up to 12″ x 36″ or 24″ x 24″ (Mosaic Wide Strip, Mosaic Thin Strip and Ardosia are not available in 24″), and 1/8″, 1/4″, 3/8″, 1/2″ in thickness (however, Mosaic Wide Strip, Mosaic Thin Strip and Ardosia not available in custom thickness). Products in this collection include: Terra Tile Light, Terra Tile Dark, Wide Mosaic, Serra, Rapado, Lagos, Thin Mosaic, Granito, and Ardosia.

The Contemporary Tile Collection from Expanko Cork Flooring also comes in matte polyurethane and unfinished, and is available in 3/16″ in a tile size of 12″ x 12″. Custom options include dimensions up to 24″ x 24″ and 12″ x 36″ in a 3/16″ thickness. In this collection, you can find such exciting options as: Algarve, Douro, Coreia, Castello, and Strada.

Finally, in the exclusive Artistico Collection from Expanko Cork Flooring, you can explore such lovely choices as Viale, Topazio, and Listra. You will need to inquire about thickness and tile sizes for the specific option you’re interested in.

To learn more about Expanko Cork Flooring, please contact one of our design consultants at 1-800-764-1633.