June 20, 2007
Snap-together Floating Cork Floor Tiles
One of the reasons laminate floors have gained so much popularity is because they're relatively easy to install, even for a do-it-yourself non-professional. This is because the planks can float above an existing floor, and you can snap them together like puzzle pieces (ok, there's a bit more involved in wriggling those planks together, but you don't need glue, nails, or any sort of adhesive).
Now you can get cork floor tiles that work the same way those laminate planks do. And cork is much softer and warmer to walk on than laminate. It's also environmentally friendly, since cork is harvested from the bark of a tree (and the tree continues to grow even when the bark is removed--in fact, the bark eventually grows back).
The cork tile shown here is from Simple Floors. It's an example of their Inglewood Enviro Cork click lock floor tiles. They're 36" long and 12" wide, a lot like laminate flooring. The cork planks click together, and they can float above concrete, wooden subfloors, old vinyl floors, etc.
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