ABOUT CORK FLOORING

Cork flooring has been used for many years in buildings such as schools, hospitals, museums, churches, and libraries. It is now increasingly being used in homes, either as glue-down tiles or as snap-together floating floors. Cork is made from the outer bark of the Quercus Suber tree, which grows in the Mediterranean area.

As a flooring, cork is durable, provides acoustic and thermal insulation, cushions the foot, and is resistant to moisture damage. Its properties derive from its unusual structure of hollow 14-sided cells with extremely strong, flexible, cell walls that are waterproof and airtight. Cork flooring is available in a variety of patterns and tile sizes, and in a wide range of stained colors.

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LEADING USA CORK FLOORING MANUFACTURERS

The following leading cork flooring manufacturers have comprehensive websites, with information on all aspects of cork flooring, including online catalogs, colours and materials for cork flooring, and care and maintenance of cork flooring.

Jelinek: Cork Flooring. Jelinek Cork, of Oakville, Ontario, Canada, is a leading global manufacturer of cork products including cork flooring. The company was founded in 1855 in what is now the Czech Republic, as a maker of cork stopper for beer bottles. When the company was nationalized in 1948, the Jelinek family re-started the business in Canada. The Jelinek range of cork flooring includes: Glue-down CorkDecor Floors, Floating Cork Floors, Cork Mosaic Floors, and Cork & Rubber Safety Floors. The Cork Mosaic Floors are made of recycled wine corks, sliced into discs 1/4" thick.

Wicanders: Cork Flooring. Wicanders, whose US headquarters is in Havover, Maryland, is part of the international Amorim group, based in Portugal. It is a leading supplier of cork products including cork flooring. Its cork flooring range comprises four collections: Identity, Nuances, Originals, and Personality. The Identity collection has a rectangular tiled effect, in silver, gray, or brown. The Originals collection gives a natural cork effect, in both pattern and color. The Personality collection offers a wider range of colors, including Champagne, Spice, Tea, Chestnut, and Caramel.

Globus Cork: Cork Flooring. Globus Cork, of Bronx, New York, is a supplier of cork flooring which specialises in supplying a very wide range of colors and tile sizes. 36 colors are available, including Terracotta, Tangerine, Spring Green, Sage, Ocean Blue, and Red Mahogany. The range of sizes includes five square sizes, and fourteen different rectangles ranging from 6" by 9" to 18" by 36". Custom sizes and shapes, including hexagons and diamonds, can be supplied on a 300 sq.ft. minimum order. The flooring may be supplied as glue-down tiles, or as glue-less, snap-down floating floors.

USEFUL LINKS RELEVANT TO CORK FLOORING

Wikipedia Article on Cork

American Floorcovering Alliance

Certified Floor Covering Installers Associaton

Floor Covering Installation Contractors Association

Floor Installation Association of North America

National Floor Safety Institute

Signatory Floor Covering Contractors

National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT DIRECTORIES

We recommend the following professional construction directories, which include standard specifications, manufacturers' specs, and CAD details: 4Specs at www.4specs.com, Arcat at www.arcat.com, Arcom at www.arcomnet.com, Reed at www.reedfirstsource.com, Sweets at www.sweets.construction.com.

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