Sealing Cork Flooring Bathroom

While cork is an easy pick for most rooms in the home there are some essential considerations that you need to address in a bathroom space.

Sealing cork flooring bathroom.

Why purchase a sealant. Although cork flooring is as durable as hardwood floors it can still be damaged. Sealing a cork floor is a straightforward task that homeowners can accomplish themselves. This is the most common incarnation of cork flooring materials with individual self adhesive tiles that are installed directly onto the subfloor.

Being a natural product from a cork tree cork flooring can expand and contract based on the temperature and humidity in the room. Coasters should be used under appliances to displace the weight if they will sit on top of the cork floor. This will give you a finished look and it will help you seal up the cork better when you are done. Cork flooring is an eco friendly option for your home.

Heavy objects placed or dropped on the floor can leave an indentation and sliding an appliance across the floor can tear the surface. Installing sealant for cork floor tiles helps to keep away moisture and hardens it. Sweep away surface debris and then vacuum dust and dirt from the joints and along the baseboards. The tiles generally have a uv treated polyurethane finish on the surface.

Many times this sealant is already applied to the tiles when you purchase them but if you are using the cork tiles in a room that sees a lot of traffic and moisture like the kitchen entry or bathroom it may be a good idea to apply.