A dense and thick bark belonging to a cork oak is considered a cork. The largest reserves of such a tree are in Portugal, so it was there that the first plant processing plants appeared. Surprisingly, in order to get raw materials for a cork coating, no need to cut a tree at all. Just tear off the bark. After processing raw materials, the resulting products from cork are most often used for thermal insulation and in order to protect your house from unnecessary sounds passing through the walls. This material has excellent shock absorbing properties. This is that after prolonged pressure of the furniture or human weight, the cork floor begins to amortize and take its original appearance. Camping coatings, like car awnings, are currently in great demand in the markets.
Another positive property of the cork coating is its water resistance. Even with direct moisture on the floor, nothing will change and the original type of cork will remain.
It doesn’t matter where to lay such material. Or in the room or between the floors. All the same, to pass through such a coating will be a minimum number of sounds.
So, experts advise using a cork coating if you want to have a quality floor in your home.