Cork Floating Floors

Cork Floating Flooring - What is it?

Cork floating floor is a method of installing a floor. Individual tiles of cork floating floors attach to each other but do not attach to the sub-floor on which it is being installed. This is in contrast to a hardwood flooring, which need to be nailed down to the sub-floor.

Cork Floating Floors Features

  • Cork floating floors are constructed with more fiberboard than cork.
  • Standard planks of cork floating floors are 11 13/16" x 35 13/16" and 7/16" thick.
  • Floating cork floors are available in more than 40 unique colours.
  • Cork floating floors are glueless
  • Cork floating floors use snap-lock system provided by center fiberboard

Cork Floating Floors Pricing

Cork floating floors pricing will vary depending on the colours. Cork floating floors must be ordered by the carton, approximately 18sf per carton
(6 planks).
  • Natural floating cork floors will cost arount $6.85 /sf.
  • Cork floating floors with colours will cost arount $8.50 /sf.
  • Cork floating floors with accent colours will cost arount $9.00 /sf.

Cork Floating Flooring Advantages

Cork floating flooring has number of advantages:
  • Cork floating flooring is easy to install
  • No adhesive necessary for cork floating flooring installation
  • Cork floating floors can go over existing level floors except for carpeting
  • Cork floating planks can be cut with hand saw, jig, table or circular saw

Cork Floating Flooring Disadvantages

There are number of things to consider when choosing cork floating floors:
  • Cork floating floors lose some of the softness,
  • Cork floating floors lose some of the sound reduction,
  • Cork floating floors lose some green benefits of cork,
  • Cork floating floors should not be used in wet areas, because fiberboard can swell if it gets wet.


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Cork Floating Floors in Melbourne
Cork floating floors are constructed with more fiberboard than cork. Green benefits of cork will be lost with cork floating floors.