About Us

The Cork Plaza is committed to offering potential flooring consumers the best information about the most popular products in the industry.

In particular, we attempt to explain the pros of cork flooring in comparison to those of its competitors. Rather than just laud the product, which does deserve some praise, we try to contextualize it, so you the shopper can feel comfortable in your choice. For, there is nothing worse than spending the hard-earned cash to get your floors redone and then being disappointed in its look or performance.

Is cork flooring sturdy? Is it really made out of corks from bottles? Is cork as green a product as it is claimed to be? Is it really the case that cork is warm in the winter and cool in the summer?

Can cork flooring help my back? Where does the cork come from? Questions abound in particular when an original and atypical product hits the market. Understanding that, the Cork Plaza has knowledgeable writers working for them to inform the public about the special qualities of cork.

What does cork really have to offer?

As was hinted in one of the questions above, cork is an eco-friendly good. That means it is sustainable, can be recycled, and does not heavily pollute.

Cork trees do not have to be cut down for their cork because the cork used in their production comes from the bark.

The reaping process requires strict guidelines for many companies to ensure the well-being of the trees. It does not make or environmental sense to kill a tree for a material which if harvested more diligently would survive to reproduce that substance in 5 years or less.

Cork flooring is easily recycled back into bottle stoppers or materials for new cork flooring. This keeps the same cork in the loop, reducing waste and promoting recycling.

Cork also is an amazing insulator of both temperature and sound. When the heat is on in the winter it grows warm while keeping the rest in your home. When the A/C is on the in summer the cork cools and keeps hot air out. This quality is unique to cork floors.

The bottom line is this: Cork offers a beautiful and practical flooring experience which many people could benefit from if they only knew more about it.

Helping facilitate this is the Cork Plaza's chief mission. Have a great day!