Cork Flooring Solutions, Surprising?

Imagine a natural wood material that is resistant, last more than a lifetime and do not require to cut the trees down… Well this material is Cork.

We are more used to see it used to close wine bottles, but Natural Cork from cork oak tree can be used in construction and has a lot of benefits. Apart from being sustainable, as the ressource keep growing on the trees, the benefit of this material compared to other type of wood subproduct is that the trees are actually not cut down, preserving the landscape around.

Solida is a flooring company, that produce a wide variety of floor solutions based on cork.

Check their website to see their product and learn a bit more about their production process.

SOLIDA CORK flooring begins life as bark on the cork oak tree (Quercus suber) which grows in the Mediterranean, primarily Portugal which is
the world’s largest exporter of cork. The cork oak tree forests are one of the most carefully regulated resources in the world. Managed by
the government, cork tree forests are looked upon as a national treasure.
Cork flooring is one of the most environmentally friendly flooring products available today surpassing even hardwood since the cork oak tree
is never cut down and all of the associated processes are done using systems and chemicals that are free from carcinogens and contain low
or none of the voc’s (volatile organic compounds) associated with conventional flooring products such as carpet and vinyl.

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