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Cork FlooringCork is harvested from the bark of Cork trees, without felling the trees themselves, making it a truely renewable resource. About one third of the bark is stripped about every nine years. Cork provides adurableand attractive floor finish which will maintain its original appearance for years. The insulating and energy saving effects directly influence heating costs too. |
Cork BasicsCork is an all natural product derived from the bark of the cork tree. And in these days of increasing concern for the environment, cork remains the only tree whose bark can regenerate itself after harvest leaving the tree unharmed. Cork trees are a variety of oak tree that regrow their bark every 9 years, resulting in an all natural, environmentally responsible product with exceptional physical properties. One cubic inch of cork consists of not less than 200 million completely enclosed air cells, each meassuring 1/1000" in diameter. Each minute cell is 14 sided to avoid empty spaces between cells. These physical propereties provide cork with the following beneficial properties: > Resistence to moisture and liquid penetration. > Low thermal conductivity. > Ability to absorb vibration > High resiliency. |
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