Learn About Cork Tile Floors
Cork tile floors seem like the best of all worlds. They are natural. Yet this natural source is renewable. They can take any color (unlike the mostly drab-looking recycled rubber tile floors). They are excellent at quieting noises and softening your footfall.
But cork tile floors are also fashionable, and I’m often suspicious of trends (I mean, how durable can cork floor be anyway?)? But that’s for another day. Here are some quick tips about cork floors:
Tips for Installing Cork Tile Floors
- Cork is very particular—never confuse it for your ordinary resilient tile—so here are some tips on installing this specialized type of flooring.
- Get adhesive designed for cork tile floors. Otherwise, you might damage the tile. Any kind of water-based contact cement will do the job.
- Don’t be worried about the apparent fragility of cork tile. Yes, they are fragile in the out-of-the-box state, but after installation and gluing they become as strong as other types of flooring.
- Acclimatize your cork tile by letting it sit in the room where it will be installed for 3 full days.
