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Healthy Aspects of Cork
Cork is possible the healthiest type of floor covering you can use in your home.
As it does not give off any toxic fumes if it catches fire. Cork does not out gas,
shed micro fibers, naturally resistant to moisture, mold, and rot. Cork flooring can be used as both a subfloor as well as flooring surface, on walls
and ceilings. In fact, cork can be used in areas where other flooring cannot be
used. Today, cork is even being used to formed baseboards and moldings. In residential
settings, cork is used as flooring in living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, music rooms,
and hallways and as wall tiles in kitchens, music rooms, dens, and family rooms'anywhere
you would use wood paneling or Wainscoting. Cork is processed by grinding the only the bark of the cork oak tree into small
pieces. Then they are pressed into tiles or planks and coated with a non-toxic
resin binder. Prior to the 1980's, urea formaldehyde was used; today, urea melamine,
phenol formaldehyde, and natural proteins are used to bind the tiny pieces of cork
together. Therefore, cork does not produce any chemical or particulate irritants.
In addition, it does not trap dirt, dust, mold, or funguses. Cork is also resistant
to approximately 40 common species of insects including termites, making cork a
very healthy and wise choice for flooring as well as wall tiles for your home or
office.
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