Build an ecofriendly home with cork wall panels and floating floors
by Brian Miller Article writerThe choice of building material for your home should depend on cost,
availability, ease of installation and maintenance and sustainability.
Using cork wall panels or floating cork floors helps you build your home
keeping all these factors in mind, and giving equal importance to your
health and well-being and the environment. Cork isn’t only beneficial
for you but also for our planet as it can be re-harvested without loss
of trees.
Being responsible homeowners
At times we tend to
overlook our responsibilities towards the natural resources, with which
we are endowed. There is abundance, but with shortage in the foreseeable
future. Cork oak tree can be used without harming the tree in any
manner. The bark is taken off the tree and it can grow back in time. Oak
tree is easily found in Mediterranean regions of Europe, Africa and the
United States of America. Harvesting begins when an oak tree is 20
years old. Oak tree plantations are protected by the federal governments
and cutting them down is illegal. Even cutting old trees require
permission. By using cork you are not just saving the planet’s hardwood
resources but also enjoying the many advantages of having cork wall
panels or floating floors. Cork does not give off VOC. With no carbon
footprint, cork building material make for the healthiest wall and floor
materials possible.
Cork enhances aesthetics and saves cost
As
a sustainable building material, cork also appeals to the aesthetic
senses of the homeowners. As floating floors, cork gives the look of
textured hardwood and comes with a soft feel. Its natural and warm
colors give an earthy look and feel to the rooms. Both the wall panels
and the floating floors will have insulation and acoustic properties
which come as a part of the package. There is no need to add anything to
the floor or walls to make them so.
Cork is durable and cost
effective as well, being available easily. Floating cork floors are to
be installed in rooms which have no chances of getting wet. Some other
benefits include seamless installation, minimum floor preparation and
low fuss material. Some floating floors come with an integrated
underlayment. If you wish to add a bit of depth and pattern to the room
and make it look as good as new then bringing in a floating floor would
be an excellent idea. It can be installed above the old floor, so there
will be almost no disturbance to your routine.
The usage of cork
in other fields has reduced quite a bit. So, you’ll only be doing your
part in saving the cork industry which employs thousands of people in
the harvesting regions. Cork is sustainable and recyclable. There are no
adverse effects on health and it doesn’t weigh much on your savings to
use cork for building your home.
Floating cork floors and cork
wall panels can make the room insulated and soundproof, allowing minimum
noise to get it. The air pockets in cork give it the insulating and
acoustic properties. Cork is thus, safe for the environment and for
those who will live and breathe in the rooms.
Having floating cork floors on your existing floor or as a new floor along with cork wall panels makes for safe, eco-friendly and cost effective living.
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