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Top 10: Cork Suppliers

8_1_2007-cork.jpgOK, so you've decided a cork floor is for you. There are a ton of options: glue down or floating, natural or stained, polyurethane or wax.

These decisions are much easier when you're familiar with the options.

Click through the links below to familiarize yourself with some of the most commonly found cork brands in the US, and kindly add your experiences or other brands in the comments below. (Bonus points if the brand has a name that ends in a consonant!)

Want to know more about cork? Check out one of our past posts exploring what's so great about cork.

Expanko is known for natural-color cork in both click- and glue-down formats;
Vida has a UV-cured oil finish
Eco provides a range of color options in both click- and glue-down;
Solida has more intense colors than Eco;
Cortiça solid, glue-down tiles in strong colors and metallics; sold as an alternative to stone;
Duro offers lots of colors, naturalistic and otherwise, and custom matching;
Globus
Gerbert
WE Cork tiles and floating panels can sometimes be found for less than other brands;
• ...and Jelinek Cork, profiled earlier in one of Maxwell's posts.

 
 

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