When it comes to replacing your bathroom floor, you may want to consider putting in a cork floor. Cork flooring is about as green as you can go. It is made from tree-like tropical grasses which replenish themselves within a few years’ time. It is also a great flooring material as it is soft and warm to walk on with bare feet and as it is highly resistant to the moistness that’s an inherent part of any bathroom environment. This kind of flooring repels moisture and keeps mold, mildew, and bacteria at bay, and cleaning cork floors is fast and easy. All-in-all, cork is an excellent choice for your bathroom floor.
Remember that with cork, just like with any other kind of wood flooring material, your floor will be subject to contraction and expansion based on climate factors. It wi expand during the hotter summer months and contract during heating season. It does have a tendency to be a more steady product than other hardwoods, though. While most wood only contracts and expands across the grain, cork expands in all directions. If your floor is laid properly, it will be ready to go with the flow of climate changes without a noticeable difference in the way it is.
Floating cork floors aren’t advocated for bathroom use. Floating suggests that rather than being nailed to the sub-floor, the boards are stuck to each other, and while this technique of cork flooring installation can give your floors a great look in other parts of the house, the moisture and possible spillage in the bathroom makes it a poor choice. Cork floors are easy for you to lay without professional help. After you have installed the flooring, make sure you caulk around all of the outside edges. You do not want to leave any openings where water can creep under your floor and cause damage to sub-floors or walls. Though the cork itself is impervious to moisture, these other materials are not.
Some professionals will advocate that you not use any type of wooden flooring product in a bathroom because of possible water damage. Other folks report they have had cork floors in their necessary rooms for a number of years with much success. Exotic flooring materials,eg cork and bamboo, have become very popular with owners because of the fact that they are environmentally-friendly, look great, and can be cheaper than other kinds of flooring. The choice is up to you.
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