Cork coverings, which can be used for floors and walls, are gaining increasing popularity among the population. It is understood that sellers and manufacturers are vying to praise their goods. Does he have any minuses?
The floor or walls of the cork will differ primarily in naturalness and environmental friendliness. This material is made from cork oak bark. Of course, cork is not pure bark, but the result of processing, during which the bark goes through several stages. Only after this is obtained the material of our usual form.
Cork benefits
Cork has a lot of advantages. For example, walking on this floor is pleasant barefoot, because the cork has lively energy. Cork is warmer than laminate and linoleum, however, some argue that it is not strong.
Cork flooring, even wet, will not slip. This means that there is no risk of falling and getting hurt. This is especially true if the house has small children and elderly people.
The porous structure of the cork provides high heat and sound insulation of walls and ceilings. Cork absorbs sounds. This property is often used when creating recording studios.
They say that caring for cork is very simple, although this is a moot point. A number of users note that it is difficult to wash off traces of dirty feet on a cork even with a special composition. But the cork has an antistatic effect, so the dust does not really sit on it.
Big minus
The most important quality, which, of course, excites many people, is the strength of the cork and the service life. Good material can withstand heavy loads. The residual strain of the plug is less than 2%. Theoretically, even heavy objects standing on the floor should not leave marks on it. Or, if there is a dent, then a small, and over time, the surface restores its structure.
Practice shows: if a heavy cupboard or sofa was standing on the cork floor for a long enough time, then dents may remain. People on the forums note that there are traces of less heavy objects: tables, chairs. Heavy furniture leaves dents even with special felt underlays. Sharp stilettos are the worst enemy of cork flooring. Because of this, you must either constantly move furniture from place to place, or use special linings that do not really help solve the problem.
The softness of the cork is its biggest drawback, able to cross out all the other advantages.
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