In no small measure, the comfort of staying in a particular room depends on the quality of the floor covering. Therefore, at the present time, due to its unique properties, increasing popularity is gaining this type of finishing material on the floor, like a cork. What is the uniqueness of this material? First of all, this is, of course, its environmental friendliness. Cork , as a finishing material, is made by pressing the crushed oak bark with the same name, that is, it is absolutely natural material. In addition, you can add such an interesting detail, further emphasizing the ecological purity and naturalness of this material - the cork trees are never treated with chemicals, herbicides in particular.
Cork - floor covering
Cork floor covering is available in two varieties, differing in the way they are laid. The first variety is an adhesive cork. Such a floor covering is a tile made of cork, which is glued to the surface to be glued. Since the dimensions of such tiles vary and can be selected depending on the design idea (given that the thickness of such a coating is strictly constant), its use provides ample opportunities for creating original floor compositions. Another type of cork flooring is floating floors. They are panels that are not glued to the base, but are joined together by means of ridges and grooves, like laminate panels. Just like a laminate , the panels of cork floating floors can be joined together by the "click-clack" principle, that is, by approaching the comb on one panel in the groove of the other panel, or by gluing the groove-spike connections. Both types of cork flooring can be additionally covered with varnish or vinyl film, which further improves the performance of the cork layer.
After reviewing the types of flooring from the cork, it may be a reasonable question, how to choose the right coating on the floor.To answer it, you should familiarize yourself with all the advantages and disadvantages of cork, as a finishing material.
Cork on the floor - pros and cons
First of all, it should be said that at the price level of this coating, the specificity of obtaining the feedstock affects. This, perhaps, is one of the most significant deterrents to the massive use of cork for interior decoration - cork floors have a fairly high price. Also, you can specify and at such moments, which adversely affect the use of the plug:
- with sufficient mechanical strength, the cork coating is not resistant to tearing;
- Protection from direct sunlight is necessary (the coating can burn out);
- With prolonged impact of the pressing force (for example, furniture legs), dents remain on the plug.
But, all these shortcomings are more than offset by a lot of positive qualities of the cork cover. In addition to the fact that cork, as already mentioned - an environmentally friendly material, it still has bactericidal and antistatic properties. Such a floor does not absorb odors and moisture, it is resistant to the effects of household chemicals and fire. Therefore, the cork, as an option of coating the floor in the kitchen, can be considered an almost ideal material. To the positive properties of the cork are also such as high heat and sound insulation. And the fact that it is almost impossible to slip on the cork floor, makes it possible to lay a cork (just a cork tile) on the floor in the bathroom.
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