Cork Flooring ?? Need Some Reviews

 
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Old 01-20-2009, 11:45 PM   #21
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Re: Cork Flooring ?? Need Some Reviews


the big potential problem is cork in the kitchen. it is very fragile when trying to install the appliances. I have a hard enough time gouging solid wood floor with a SubZ turning 90 degrees let alone cork tearing.

be sure you think this out and have a piece of thin ply or substantial plastic under the feet to make the turns and can be pulled out by just tipping the appliance.

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Old 01-21-2009, 05:35 AM   #22
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You should invest in an Airsled
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When I first started out we redid an old mansion and there was a cork floor over 100 yrs old and it was in good shape and at the time they were going to screen and recoat the floor....today if you use a solid cork like an expanko you can recoat and refinish.....floaters are junk in my humble opinion. There is also a natural whey based poly with no odor that I heard about from a first rate floor guy last week...
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today if you use a solid cork like an expanko you can recoat and refinish.....floaters are junk in my humble opinion.
All cork can be refinished. Not sure why you think the floaters are any more junk than the parquet tiles (squares). Not that your opinion is crud, I am just wondering....
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