Cork flooring is made from cork fragments bonded together and cut to various sizes, thicknesses and shapes. Our floor was natural unfinished cork, but you can buy prefinished cork with a urethane ...

Cork flooring is naturally mold-, mildew- and termite-resistant, and it acts as a thermal and acoustic insulator. It also has a certain amount of give, which makes it comfortable to walk and stand on.

Linoleum: Natural linoleum is widely promoted and rigidly specified in the green building community. Natural linoleum is made primarily from linseed oil, pine resin, sawdust, cork dust, limestone ...

Cork is naturally fire- and mold-resistant. It helps create a quiet, comfortable environment. Plus, it grows on trees (but probably not anywhere near your home). But some cork flooring products ...

Dear Jim: I am trying to use as many natural and efficient products as possible. Is cork flooring a truly natural product; is it bad for the environment, and will its insulation lower my utility ...

3. Cleaning a cork floor. The same quality that makes this natural material so beautiful — its porosity — makes it very susceptible to water damage.

Cork is a natural heat and noise insulator and has been used to insulate houses for centuries. ... The cork floor in the U.S. Department of Commerce building, installed in 1930, ...

This makes cork perhaps the most natural sound absorber in the world: the air in the cells swallows up the sound in the room. Compared to laminate, Comfort Flooring reduces room noise by up to 43%.