What is the cost of cork flooring?

Prices range from about $4.00 to $5.00 per square foot for cork tiles and from $3.99 to $6.39 for floating floors. Freight and accessories are extra. Installation costs are usually between $1.50 to $2.50, but many people do it themselves.

Below are more frequently asked questions.

Cork is the outer bark of the cork oak tree, quercus suber, which grows mainly in the Mediterranean region. The bark is a vegetal tissue composed of an agglomeration of cells filled with a gaseous mixture similar to air and lined with alternating layers of cellulose and suberin.

Cork's elasticity, combined with its near-impermeability, makes it the perfect material for making bottle stoppers, floor tiles, insulation sheets, bulletin boards and other similar products.

The cleaning, maintenance and repair of cork flooring need not be a mystery. Here are the nuts and bolts.

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