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ON THE
FLOOR
On the Floor
by Stienie Greyling
hen it comes to building
or renovating a home or
Wcommercial space, finding
a floor covering that serves the flooring
needs, as well as the earth’s, can sometimes
be a bit challenging.
The first being the direct health
implications of the flooring in the space,
such as harmful chemicals, dust, allergens
and stray fibres that may linger.
The second is the feeling that we are
doing our part to help save what’s left of the CORK. The tree is by no way harmed and new
planet. Since flooring takes up so much Cork provides warmth, walking bark grows back in its place. The tree can
physical space, the impact on both the comfort, impact resistance, body wellness also be harvested for up to 150 years and
interior and exterior environment should and silence. Most importantly, cork will live for 200 years or more.
definitely be of concern. Fortunately, is considered forest-friendly. When
there are many floor covering solutions harvesting cork, no trees are actually cut CARPET.
to choose from that please our health and down, instead the outer bark of the cork For many years and generations, carpet
the environment. oak tree is removed from the living tree. has been the favourite floor covering
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