Product Description
What is cork?
Cork comes from the bark of the cork oak tree .
As a leading producer of cork Portugal exports to the world over 800 million Euros per year in products of this industry, becoming easily the worldwide market leader in this area.
We can therefore say that all our products have all the excellence and quality itself of an industry leader in this sector.
Cork Underlayment
Cork underlayment placed under the floors reflect heat of our body, thus offering a more comfortable feel and protecting the natural warmth of your feet.
Old fashioned STC/IIC ratings are well documented to be heavily falsified – but no one at on the Board is listening. They can’t hear anything over the noise of thumping feet and or a bouncing bass. Noise complaints are the single greatest producer of written and verbal complaints that an HOA or Condo Board will face. And their idea of a fix is to ask for the moon – or more commonly a luxury condo insulation rating for a lower-than-middle class building. This is common and becoming more and more main-stream as consumers choose to move away from carpet or soft coverings.
In comes 12mm cork underlayment. It has been tested underneath Pergo laminate (considered an acoustic “zero” = 0 dB of insulation) and scored an incredibly impressive Delta IIC rating of 22.0 dB. That’s just for the underlay. Most floor+underlay combinations rate less than 14.0 dB, where the “good acoustic” floor/underlay combos score 14.0 dB or greater.
Overview
- Made in Portugal
- Density: 230 – 250 kg/m3
- Thickness: 12mm (1/2 inch)
- Width: 2ft
- Length: 3ft
- 6 sq.ft per sheet
- Carton Coverage: 90 SF
- Weight: 54lb
- Carton size: 36 inch x25 inch x 8 inches
- MSDS
- Resin Statement
Specification
- The 12mm cork underlay has been tested and found to absorb 22 dB of noise. This is the Delta IIC rating
- 100% cork (bark from the cork tree)
- Excellent impact noise reduction, reduce sounds of footsteps: Reduce the amount of noise that a floor will make as people walk on it.
- Insulation and Increases thermal resistance
- The best choice for sound control and stress crack suppression issues involving the installation of hard surfaces in condominiums and apartment buildings
- Cork underlayment has such outstanding acoustical properties that it will meet or exceed the multi-level code requirements of most homeowner associations
- Natural and economical solution to provide a necessary sound control
- Environmentally friendly
- Direct and easy installation
- Does not deteriorate after years of use
- Moisture resistant, avoid the appearance of moisture in the floor top layer
- Controlling the temperature in the room
- The best material to raise a subfloor
- Floor improvement: de-emphasize an irregularities subfloor.
- It has been independently tested according to ASTM standards for acoustical values
Company Information
1. Year Established : 1995
2. Number Of Employees: 100 people
3. Business Type: Manufacturer, Trading Company
4. Certifications: ISO9001