[Greenbuilding] experience with cork flooring?

[Corwyn]

I should mention an additional issue with cork.  When I helped my sister 
and brother-in-law, put down cork in a new office room, we spent *hours* 
arranging the tiles to get even transitions between each tile.  People 
with OCD are hereby warned.  Of course, my mother-in-law did exactly the 
same thing with marble tiles, so there you go.

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn


On 11/2/2012 12:43 PM, George Tremblay wrote:
> My wife and I are considering cork flooring for a kit/dining/living
> room.  We're drawn to the claimed environmental sustainability of cork,
> along with its comfort and texture/appearance.
>
> I'm interested in informed comments about cork's "green" credentials,
> and especially about its durability in a high traffic area.
>
> Potential for spillage has me worried about using the floating planks,
> which are ~.25" of cork glued to a fiberboard (water absorbent!) core -
> can the seams be sealed well enough to protect against damaging moisture
> intrusion? Alternative appears to be glue-down tiles (on a new Advantech
> subfloor).  How refinishable/replaceable?
>
> Thanks,
> George Tremblay
> Troy, NH
>
>
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